alabama mobility and power center

It is no secret that the state of Alabama knows the automotive industry. After all, Alabama is third in the United States for auto exports and produced $8.3 billion in vehicles and parts in 2020. While maintaining economic success in traditional automotive manufacturing is vital, the ability to evolve with emerging technology is what the industry requires.

In a first-of-its-kind public private partnership, The University of Alabama, Alabama Power Company and Mercedes-Benz U.S. International, Inc. came together to form a research and workforce development center that focuses on the booming electric vehicle market.

AMP Center formed in November 2021

As a result, the Board of Trustees of The University of Alabama approved the formation of the Alabama Mobility and Power Center.

AMP envisions to be a premier research and development hub for creating and sustaining modern mobility and power technologies, developing charging infrastructure and managing power delivery to support large-scale growth in electric vehicles.

A critical mass of faculty and staff experts will be built at UA to support both private and government investment on new battery technologies and secure an efficient infrastructure to charge electric vehicles. The AMP Center is organized under the Alabama Transportation Institute at UA and will be housed in the Smart Communities and Innovation Building that is currently under construction.

5.8% of all vehicles sold in 2022 were fully electric