Yellowstone-Teton Clean Cities is excited to offer the Electric Vehicle (EV) Experience program, allowing those who live and work in Teton County to test-drive an electric vehicle to learn about the technology and determine if it fits their needs. YTCC offered a Chevrolet Bolt through this program for 3 years in partnership with Lower Valley Energy to host the program and Energy Conservation Works to help support program marketing efforts. Electric Vehicle Experience Round 2, open for reservations now, is being offered with a Ford F-150 Lightning. The Electric Vehicle Experience partnership felt a truck would be the best offering to continue to the program. A truck is not just a wanted vehicle type in our region but necessary for various business, government entities and indiviudals.
There are so many reasons to choose electric and we are very fortunate to have some the cleanest and cheapest electricity in the United States, this makes our community one of the best places to truly be on the receiving end of the many benefits of EVs.
Alicia Cox, YTCC Executive Director
Whether you are considering an EV purchase, or are curious about how just plain fun an EV is to drive, you are invited to sign up for our “EV Experience.”
Program Details
- Indiviudals can borrow the electric vehicle (EV) for 3 day increments.
- Loans begin on Tuesday or Friday.
- The EV will be picked up at the EV Experience parking space in the Teton County library’s parking lot between 9:00am and 10:00am on the day you selected for your loan.
- Businesses and government entities can borrow the vehicle for one-two week loans depending on staff size and number of department trials. YTCC staff will work out this loan agreement with each indiviudal entity.
- Those who borrow the electric vehicle must fill out a pre and post survey.
- Those who borrow the electric vehicle must charge the vehicle at least one time during their loan. This is so those who borrow the vehicle also experience charging an electric vehicle in addition to driving one.
- Select a date you would like to begin your loan at the Calendly link in the “Schedule Your EV Experience today” button below.
- YTCC staff will follow up with a form you will need to fill out and sign prior to your loan beginning.
- Borrowers will meet a YTCC staff member at the EV Experience parking space in the Teton County library to receive the keys and to hear a quick overview of driving the F-150 Lightning.
- Those who are late by more than a half hour or do not show-up to pick-up the keys and begin their loan will be responsible for a $50.00 inconvenience fee.
Bolt EV Experience Related Articles:
Buckrail: “Lower Valley Energy Launches ‘Electric Vehicle Experience’ Program with Local Partners”
Star Valley Independent: “Check out electric powered travel when you test drive an Electric Vehicle through LVE”
Jackson Hole News & Guide: “Program lets drivers try out electric vehicles”
Jackson Hole News and Guide environmental reporter, Mike Koshmrl, took the EV Experience Bolt from Jackson to Yellowstone and back and covered his personal experience in an article in the JH News and Guide weekly, out Wednesday, September 15th, Cruise into the future via EV-for Free.
Prior to the official launch, our summer intern, Thomas Smith, coordinated for famed local photographer, Thomas Mangelsen to take the Bolt for a spin, his first time in an electric vehicle. You can read Thomas’s coverage of his test at the online magazine which covers Clean Cities stories and alternative fuels news, FUELS FIX.