10th electric vehicle fast-charging site in Kentucky announced in Bowling Green
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – On Thursday, Gov. Andy Beshear announced Kentucky 10th electric vehicle fast-charging site is open at Casey’s in Bowling Green.
According to the governor’s office, the location at Casey’s in Bowling Green is the 10th station to open in Kentucky as part of the federally funded NEVI program administered by the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet.
Officials say the Bowling Green site is at 4455 Russellville Road off of Interstate 65 at Exit 5. It has four ports capable of charging up to 400 kilowatts each, according to Beshear’s office.
Sites are also open in the following cities:
- Berea
- Campton
- Glasgow
- Grayson
- Hazard
- Morehead
- Paducah
- Richmond
- Sparta
“Team Kentucky knows that EVs are no longer the technology of the future, they’re here now,” Beshear said. “Families and businesses shouldn’t have to travel our state and worry about where their next charge is coming from, and with our steadily expanding charging network, they won’t have to.”
The sites are along the state’s interstates and parkways. Each station must have at least four charging ports, be accessible to the public 24 hours a day/seven days a week and work with most EV models, officials say.
According to the governor’s office, KYTC will not develop, own, operate or maintain the charging stations. Each developer must fund at least 20% of the construction and operational costs and is required to maintain the operation of the charging station for at least five years.
Visit EVCharging.ky.gov for more information about the program.
