Did you know there are 100 towns in Colorado that offer electric car charging stations and Steamboat Springs is one of them? Stations are spread throughout downtown Steamboat, the mountain and west of town. In a move towards energy efficiency Steamboat Springs Transit operates a fleet of hybrid buses to serve the community.

Electric Cars Become Statewide Effort

A statewide effort has begun to install more high-speed chargers, 30 to 50 miles apart, to encourage electric car users. Two of the first high-speed charging stations have been installed at the Kum and Go on Anglers Drive funded mostly by a $250K grant from the Colorado Energy Office.

Come Test An Electric Car

On September 18th at the Howelsen Rodeo Ground parking lot from 10AM to 3PM, locals have an opportunity to test drive a range of electric vehicles for free including the Tesla 3, Ford F150 Lightening, Nissan Leaf, Kia Niro and a 5th that is yet to be decided. The EV Ride and Drive Event is the third in a series of educational opportunities on the benefits of electric cars staged by Yampa Valley Electric Association, Yampa Valley Sustainability Council, Clean Energy Economy for the Region, Northern Colorado Clean Cities and the City of Steamboat.

For more information or to sign up go to https://www.steamboatsprings.net/ev