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Governor's Office of Energy Development Launches Electric Vehicle Web Page

File: Utahdriveselectric.org

The Governor’s Office of Energy Developmentlaunched UtahDrivesElectric.org Tuesday.

Jeffery Barrett is the Office’s Deputy Director. He says it’s an effort by Governor Herbert to be a leader in transportation advances like electric vehicles while recognizing the Wasatch Front’s air quality challenges.

“And these vehicles are a part of the solution. And so I think Utah, in a variety of ways, needs to step up and be a leader in this space and I think that this website is a part of that effort,” says Barrett.

He says even though EV’s are a small fraction of the total number of cars on the road today, sales numbers are growing exponentially. He says as the range of the cars grow and charging stations are added, peoples’ range anxiety is decreasing.

Credit Screenshot: utahdriveselectric.org
Link to various EV's on local and world market.

“It’s a charging infrastructure that’s very much in flux right now," says Barrett, "but it’s developing fast.”

Barrett says the website is meant to be the “one stop shop” for all things relating to electric vehicles in the state. He says the website is also loaded with interactive features so visitors can offer feedback and updates as charging stations and new technologies are added.

Bob Nelson is a graduate of the University of Utah with a BA in mass communications. He began his radio career at KUER in 1978 when it was still in Kingsbury Hall. That’s also where he met his wife, Maria Shilaos, in 1981. Bob left KUER for commercial radio where he worked for 25 years, and he is thrilled to be back at KUER. Bob and his family are part of an explorer group, fondly known as The Hordes and Masses, which has been seeking out ghost towns and little-known places in Utah for more than twenty years.
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