Kentucky Clean Fuels Coalition - Electric Vehicle Information

Plug-In Electric Vehicle Handbook

The Plug-In Electric Vehicle Handbook for Consumers is now available to help drivers make informed decisions about purchasing these advanced technology vehicles. The comprehensive, 16-page guide answers basic questions about PEVs, including how they operate and are charged, the benefits of owning them, how to maintain them, which type fits your needs, and much more. Available on the Alternative Fuels and Advanced Vehicles Data Center and Clean Cities websites, this booklet the first of a series of handbooks Clean Cities is developing to educate consumers, fleet managers, public station owners, and electrical contractors about the benefits of plug-in electric vehicles as a personal, fleet, or business solution.

Electric Vehicles In the News

Couple Takes Keys of First Chevy Volt Sold In Louisville

Chevy Volt

10.10.11 - Elaine and Ron Weisberg purchased the first Chevy Volt, a plug-in electric hybrid, last week at the Bob Hook Chevrolet dealership in Louisville last week. According to the Chevrolet web site, the Volt can be driven an average of 35 miles on its plug-in battery supply and an additional 375 miles using the gasoline-electric hybrid system.

Kentucky joins 44 states with low speed electric vehicle legislation
6.26.09 - Legislation allowing low speed electric vehicles to operate on Kentucky roads became law Thursday, June 25, 2009. An executive order was signed by Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear in late 2008 directing the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet to develop and initiate standards for these vehicles. Kentucky statute (KRS 186.010 - chapter 189) reflects that initiative. These vehicles can now be licensed and insured under the enacted legislation.

Murray State University Adds Low Speed Electrics to Campus Clean Fuel Fleet
6.26.09 - Murray State University has purchased four low-speed electric vehicles, specifically GEM's, for use by its facilities management personnel. Murray is the second university this year to add electric vehicles to its campus. Morehead State announced its EV purchase in April. Murray State has also been utilizing E85 for its motor pool for many years.

Morehead State Univ. Goes Electric
4.2.09 - Morehead State University (MSU) has been testing electric vehicles on campus since last fall. The university purchased five Chrysler Global Electric Motorcars to benefit its efforts for "going green," according to The Trail Blazer campus newspaper.

Mike Walters, MSU vice president of Administration and Fiscal Services, said the idea for the electric vehicles surfaced about a year ago, when some MSU facility staff attended a conference at the University of Texas and saw a number of the vehicles being used on campus. He said the electric vehicles are a part of MSU's green effort on campus. Read more >>
Photo credit: MSU

First Electric Transportation Workshop a Big Hit
11.10.08 - There was standing room only at the University of Kentucky WT Young Library Monday when the KCFC hosted the first Electric Transportation for the Bluegrass workshop. Electric vehicles were on display and four other sites joined via webconference - U of L, WKU, EKU and the Capitol Annex in Frankfort. Among the display vehicles, were a hybrid-electric bus from the Transit Authority of River City (TARC in Louisville) and a Global Electric Vehicle (GEM) from Chrysler.

Electric Vehicle Workshop
October 21, 2011
Churchill Downs, Louisville, KY

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