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Flint Hills MPO presents EV readiness plan, finds current charging limited but grid planning adequate
Summary
The Flint Hills MPO presented a regional electric vehicle readiness study showing limited public charging today, options to encourage private deployment and Evergy projections that anticipated EV demand is modest compared with planned generation investments.
The Flint Hills Metropolitan Planning Organization presented an electric-vehicle readiness plan to the Riley County Commission on April 14, describing current charging infrastructure, use patterns, grid impacts and policy options for local governments.
Jared Trevway of the Flint Hills MPO told commissioners the plan is a diagnostic tool, not a project list. The MPO found 14 public charging stations with 20 charging plugs across the region and estimated the average electric-vehicle (EV) range in 2024 at roughly 284 miles. In Riley County the MPO estimated EV ownership at about 2% of vehicles; Kansas City was cited as 6–7% and statewide levels higher in some urban markets.
The study modeled three growth scenarios and said a medium-growth case (approximately 10% EVs by 2030 in the region) could require roughly 215 level-2…
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