Idaho, Montana, Wyoming ChargeWest Kickoff Event

3753 U.S. 20,Island Park ID 83429

15 September, 2022

Description

The State of Idaho, State of Montana, State of Wyoming, Treasure Valley Clean Cities Coalition, and Yellowstone-Teton Clean Cities Coalition will host a ChargeWest kickoff event in Island Park, Idaho on September 15th from 12-2 pm. ChargeWest is the largest EV corridor in the nation and is comprised of eight states: Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming. The purpose of ChargeWest is to provide EV charging on corridors throughout the intermountain states with the goal of providing infrastructure to gateway rural communities, recreation areas, scenic by-ways, monuments, and state and national parks. This event will launch the ChargeWest brand and celebrate the completion of Idaho's Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment (EVSE) Program which will fund three new charging stations around the area in Driggs, Island Park, and Ashton. The event will promote EV travel, showcase Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming's ability to adopt EV infrastructure, reduce range anxiety, and demonstrate the collaborative effort among intermountain states to support interstate travel. The two new proposed charging stations in Ashton and Island Park will help complete an EV charging route through Idaho to Yellowstone National Park. Governor Little is slated to speak at the event, along with leadership from Montana, Wyoming, the National Park Service, and Fall River Rural Electric Cooperative. The speakers will present during the first hour and the second hour will be open for attendees to enjoy lunch and view and test drive a variety of EVs.