ATMORE, AL – Governor Kay Ivey recently awarded more than $725,000 to the Poarch Creek Indians to install two duo-port electric chargers at Creek Travel Plaza, located at 4740 Jack Springs Road, near Interstate 65. This grant is among 14 others that were awarded by the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs (ADECA) in an effort to ensure the state is ready to accommodate electric vehicles as they continue to increase along Alabama roads.
The latest grants are part of nearly $79 million from the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Program allocated to Alabama over several years for electric vehicle chargers. Funds for the grants come from the Federal Highway Administration to strategically locate electric vehicle (EV) charging stations within reasonable charging distances for electric vehicles.
“Having strategic electric vehicle charging stations across Alabama not only benefits EV drivers, but it also benefits those companies that produce electric vehicles, including many of them right here in Alabama, resulting in more high-paying jobs for Alabamians,” said Ivey. “This latest round of projects will provide added assurance that Alabamians and travelers to our state who choose electric vehicles can travel those highways and know a charging station is within a reliable distance on their routes.”
