Aside from the Tesla stations in Silverthorne, there are also public electric vehicle chargers at Breckenridge Town Hall and the Basecamp Retail Center/Whole Foods parking lot in Frisco. High Country Conservation Center is rolling out an electric readiness plan to make Summit County more accessible to owners of these vehicles.
Photo by Hugh Carey / Summit Daily archives that will prepare Summit County for the inevitable use of electric vehicles from residents and visitors. According to the county’s Climate Action Plan, the community set a goal to increase the amount of electric vehicles by 30% by 2030, and this readiness plan outlines steps the county and its partners will take to ensure the community is prepared.
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More than three months after the Summit Stage integrated its first electric buses into its fleet, the organization is optimistic about the future of the program, despite some hiccups along the way.
In October, the Summit Stage added three new Proterra electric buses to its fleet, part of an effort to eventually transition to 100% electric vehicles. Summit County Transit Director Chris Lubbers said the buses have largely met expectations, though officials continue to experiment with the buses to determine their full capabilities.
“We have found that they do perform well,” Lubbers said. “They’re quiet, and so far, the heating isn’t a problem in the extreme temperatures that we’ve endured recently. … Obviously, the range of electric buses hasn’t matched the range of diesel buses. We knew that going in. … We’re experimenting with that range. We don’t have exact numbers right now, but we have found them to be e