A central Kentucky city has its first EV charging station, with plans for two more by this fall. Four chargers built and installed by PlugSpot went online in downtown Versailles Wednesday afternoon. At a ribbon-cutting, Mayor Laura Dake said the project was two years in the making.
“We formed an electric vehicle charging stations’ committee a good long time ago, and we have been working on finding an affordable solution to public EV charging stations, and today is the culmination of that.”
The four chargers are in a city-owned lot near the recently renovated Big Spring Park. PlugSpot owner Tony Miles said the Level 2 chargers work on all vehicles and use renewable energy credits purchased by the company. He said they’ll fully juice an EV in four or five hours, but many customers will use them for a partial charge while they explore downtown Versailles.
“If you're a Tesla, you would just pull up and plug in. It's already set up with your account. If you have like here, I have a Rivian or Ford or any other non-Tesla brand, we have instructions on our sign. You'll go to For Slash Charge, you'll open the app and just scan the QR code on the charger, and it'll activate.”
Charging stations are also planned for the Woodford County Park and a downtown church by this fall. According to the website Plug Share, Kentucky has 254 charging locations.
