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Policymakers in Colorado envision a future with close to a million electric cars on the road by 2030. But before all those electric cars can hit the roadways, we’ll need a way to charge them. That includes in rural areas, not typically electric vehicle hotbeds.

The resolution sought to halt the sale of electric vehicles in Wyoming by 2035, making reference to the state's strong ties to the oil and gas industry and taking aim at what it called "the misadventure of electric vehicles."

This year the Biden Administration rolled out the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Program (NEVI) to make electric vehicles more commonplace. But for rural places in Wyoming it might be hard to get chargers in places nowhere near an interstate.

Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Montana and Utah got the green light from the Biden administration on their plans for building out electric vehicle infrastructure, paving the way for big federal investments in fast-charging stations across the region.

Buses also serve residents in Mills, Evansville, and Bar Nunn with fixed route or door-to-door services. The current fleet is aging and incentives, such as high fuel prices and a nudge from the federal government are reasons why the city is seeking to possibly eventually electrify their fleet.

A multi-state project is working to provide electric vehicle charging stations and corridors to scenic areas around the Mountain West. ChargeWest is working with state agencies in Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Utah, Nevada, Colorado, New Mexico and Arizona to make this a reality.

Reiner said if all goes well new electric chargers could be installed by Fall 2023. The public comment period is open until July 27th.

WYDOT will be helping spend around $24 million over the next five years through the National Electric Vehicles Infrastructure Program (NEVI), but first they need people interested in building electric car charging stations.

On a Wyoming highway, a sound close to what you might hear on the Jetsons is coming from a small car. Patrick Lawson, a Northern Arapaho tribal member, changed the sound with a couple clicks on a screen to an ice cream truck. He smiled and explained that these cars are silent but you can make them sound like almost anything.

The nation’s largest known lithium deposit is here in the Mountain West. As demand for electric vehicles grows — and with it demand for lithium, used to...