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Beshear Eases Restrictions On Electric Cars

From Kentucky Public Radio's Tony McVeighThe prospects for construction of an electric car plant in Kentucky have risen, following action by Governor Steve Beshear.The governor issued an executive order allowing, under specific conditions, low-speed, electric vehicles to operate on some Kentucky roadways.That’s good news says Randy Waldman, of Integrity Manufacturing in Shepherdsville, who wants to build an electric car plant in Kentucky."We are working diligently with the governor’s staff and the economic development department to try to determine exactly where we’re going to end up, as far as incentives and stuff. We hope to make the announcement of the location of the plant around the 15th or 21st of this month," Waldman said.Low-speed electric vehicles won’t be allowed to operate on Kentucky roadways until the Transportation Cabinet has drafted regulations governing their usage. That could take a couple of months. Governor Beshear says the vehicles will have to meet federal safety standards and be licensed, titled and insured.They will be restricted to roadways with speed limits of 45 miles per hour or less.¼/p>

Rick Howlett was midday host and the host of LPM's weekly talk show, "In Conversation." He was with LPM from 2001-2023 and held many different titles, including Morning Edition host, Assignment Editor and Interim News Director. He died in August 2023. Read a remembrance of Rick here.