electric vehicles

A Kentucky Transportation Cabinet truck is charged at the newly operating EV charging station at Richmond's Circle K.

The Commonwealth

Federal round of funding to help build more EV charging stations

Shepherd Snyder

Eleven more locations for EV charging stations are planned for Kentucky.

Lexington/Richmond

EV charger funded by federal dollars officially opens in Richmond

Shepherd Snyder

State and federal officials hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony in Richmond Tuesday afternoon for a new electric vehicle charging station.

Toyota's decision to add an EV manufacturing facility to its Scott County plant is likely to have a ripple effect, just as it did when the company moved there more than 30 years ago.

The Commonwealth

Toyota Kentucky begins assembly on all-hybrid Camry line

Shepherd Snyder

Toyota’s Georgetown plant is set to start manufacturing its new hybrid model Camry this year.

State, local, and federal officials break ground on the first fast charging station funded through the NEVI program in Richmond, KY

The Commonwealth

Kentucky and federal officials break ground on the first EV charging station in the southeast U.S. In Richmond

Keenan Miller

The station was made possible due to National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Program funds.

The Commonwealth

Toyota increases EV investment in central Kentucky manufacturing plant to $1.3 billion

Shepherd Snyder

That’s an increase to a $591 million investment the company originally announced last May.

Companies taking part in a state program using federal dollars to encourage new electrical vehicle charging stations must include Tesla compliability.

The Commonwealth

State EV fees scheduled to take effect at beginning of new year

Shepherd Snyder

New state registration fees for electric and hybrid vehicle owners are scheduled to take effect at the start of the new year.

The Commonwealth

Round of federal, private funding to support initial construction of 16 EV charging stations across Kentucky

Shepherd Snyder

The majority of the EV stations are located in western Kentucky, with the easternmost stations located in Versailles, Florence and Walton.

The Commonwealth

EV Manufacturer Expands Presence in Berea, Adds Jobs

Shepherd Snyder

An investment of more than $150 million dollars is going towards an extension of an electric vehicle manufacturing plant in Berea.

Focus on Business

Focus On Business: Jill Barnett on LEXTRAN

LEXTRAN, the transit authority in Lexington, Kentucky, recently received funding to purchase a small fleet of battery-powered electric buses and related…