Alabama has become “an industry giant” in electric vehicle manufacturing, according to Gov. Kay Ivey. Ivey’s opening remarks Wednesday kick-started the inaugural Drive Electric Alabama EV Summit in Birmingham. The summit featured discussions regarding state leadership’s efforts to attract EV automotive manufacturers to Alabama along other EV-related topics. Panels of industry experts, elected officials and manufacturing executives touched on topics related to charging technology, EV charging’s effect on the power grid, among other key issues.