EV - Electric Vehicles

EV 2 The Mountains

Driving an electric vehicle in, around and to/from the mountains is easier than ever. Olympian Arielle Gold shows us on her road trip from Boulder to Steamboat Springs for a day on the slopes.

EV Ride & Drive Events

The city is partnering with the Western Resilience Center, Clean Energy Economy for the Region (CLEER), and Mountain Bus EV to host ride and drive events in our community.

EV 101 Workshop

Explore the differences between EVs and PHEVs, learn how EVs operate, save you money, and the tax rebates and incentives available to help make EVs affordable.

  • When: Saturday, September 20, 2025,  9am to 10am
  • Where: Howelsen Ice Arena (Upstairs Meeting Room) - 285 Howelsen Parkway

EV Ride & Drive

The EV Ride & Drive event provides an opportunity to experience Electric Vehicles from the inside! Register in advance to secure your 10 minute test drive sessions. 

  • When: Saturday, September 20, 2025, 10am to 3pm
  • Where: Howelsen Hill Rodeo Grounds Parking Lot (near the EV chargers) - 401 Howelsen Parkway

Sign Up For An EV Ride & Drive Spot Today

We'll have a wide variety of fun cars and trucks to test drive at the Ride & Drive event this fall. In addition, Mountain Bus EV based in Colorado, will be bringing a fully converted 16 person Glaval shuttle that also has an ADA conversion. We invite all fleet operators, lodging companies, and resort partners to stop by and check it out! 

Navigating EV Charger Installation at Multi-Family Units and Lodging Properties

EV Seminars

A spark is often all it takes to fire up things and that same ideal looks to ignite interest in electric vehicles and their use through a series of EV Seminars. The program was a partnership between Northwest Colorado Clean Cities, Yampa Valley Electric Association, Western Resilience Center, and the city. The session recordings are available below.

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Charging Stations

Charging stations for Electric Vehicles (EV) are spread across the City of Steamboat Springs from the mountain to downtown to west of town. In addition, Steamboat Springs Transit operates a fleet of hybrid buses serving the community. 

High-Speed Charging Station

IMG_9903aThe Kum & Go on Anglers Drive in Steamboat Springs has installed the community’s first two high-speed electric vehicle charging stations, paid for almost entirely by a $250,000 grant from the Colorado Energy Office.

The move is part of a statewide effort to install more high-speed chargers 30 to 50 miles apart for those traveling across the state in electric vehicles. Colorado had seven high speed charging locations open across the state: Dinosaur, Salida, Pagosa Springs, Estes Park, Montrose, Fairplay and Steamboat. Six additional sites have received permits and are under construction, with Granby and Craig being the two closest to Routt County.

Charging Station Map

Steamboat Springs Transit

Steamboat Springs summer busSST has expanded its fleet of diesel/electric hybrid buses over the past several years. A mix of 29-foot and 35-foot buses, which have some of the highest miles per gallon and lowest gallons per hour in the fleet, serve the city.

Significant ridership lowers the carbon and other pollution produced in a community,contributes to cleaner air, reduced traffic congestion, and less dependence on gasoline and autos, which means a more active and healthier community. SST carries more than a million passengers a year. 

Final Plan Adopted

2021_0405_Steamboat_EVPlan_Report_Book_05_(lowres)-1 Opens in new windowThe City of Steamboat Springs adopted an Electric Vehicle Readiness Plan to identify barriers to, and strategies  supporting  electric  vehicle (EV) adoption throughout the Steamboat Springs community and the Yampa Valley region.

This plan serves as a guide to promote EV readiness within the community as a public entity, within its workforce as an employer, and within its vehicle fleet as a fleet operator. Though community support and stakeholder engagement will be important in creating an EV-ready Steamboat Springs, the recommended strategic actions of this plan were developed to be primarily under the control of and led by the city. 

This plan should be used by city leadership to encourage those partner groups to participate in EV readiness and to hold itself accountable in completing tasks to that effect. By understanding the contents and implementing the strategic actions identified in this plan, Steamboat Springs can achieve its goals for vehicle its boundaries and throughout the larger Yampa Valley region.

The following documents are available by request through NextRequest. Archived documents are provided for download in PDF format, which may not be compatible with assistive technology. Individuals requiring an alternate format to access our digital services can complete the Request for Assistance Form.

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