The infrastructure plans, recently submitted to the federal government, begin with the charging stations along major thoroughfares. But Gov. Andy Beshear says step two will see the project expanding to regions farther away from those more heavily-traveled roads in an effort to provide more even coverage of the state .
"This is a good start, but it's only the start. With electric vehicles being the future and Kentucky leading the way, we're going to continue to build this out to make sure that everybody is included."
The third part of the plan will involve identifying destination locations, such as tourist spots around the commonwealth, that could benefit from charging station.
While the technology is still new to many, Beshear said he's confident both Kentucky's status as a future home to major EV battery plants and efforts by car companies, along with other factors, will help drive the push toward electric.
"A whole lot of what's going to drive electric vehicles is the marketing from the companies themselves. They've all committed that a certain percentage of their sales, a very large percentage, is going to be electric," the governor explained. "I believe that marketing, along with potentially the price of gas, is going to push a lot of people in that direction."
The governor said if Kentucky is going to be able to build the batteries, "we need to be able to charge them."
