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Watts Up: Electric Cars in Kansas City

In collaboration with Johnson County Community College, we look at what Kansas City is doing to prepare for an electric car revolution.

When he first got elected to office , President Obama set an ambitious goal of putting one million electric vehicles on the road by 2015. That has been a tough sell with many American consumers. Currently, there are just 75,000 electric cars on our nation’s streets and according to a recent Kansas City Star report there are fewer than 100 plug in electric cars and trucks in our area.

But that does not mean the metro isn’t preparing itself for an electric vehicle revolution. While many of us were at holiday parties at the end of year, you might have missed a new study from the Metropolitan Energy Center showing Kansas City beefing up its electric vehicle infrastructure.

We take a closer look as part of our joint reporting project on sustainability issues with broadcast students at Johnson County Community College.

Sign which reads Parking Reserved for Electric Vehicles Only While Charging Violators Will Be Towed

From Leawood to Lee’s Summit, visit the EV plug-in map to find out where you can stop in and charge up.

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Reinventing the Community College: Terry Calaway

Nick Haines talks to Dr. Terry Calaway about his five year tenure as the President of Johnson County Community College and about his plans for his approaching retirement.

We begin this week with a question: Which is the largest institution of higher education in our bi-state area? Is it KU or MU? You might be surprised to learn that it’s actually neither.

With more than 50,000 students enrolled in credit and continuing education classes each semester, Johnson County Community College is now the largest institution of higher education in either Kansas or Missouri.

And after 5 years at the helm, JCCC’s President Terry Calaway has announced he is retiring. Along with increased enrollment, Calaway is credited with bringing a lot of novel programs to JCCC which is consistently ranked as one of the best community colleges in the country.

People no doubt have heard about the Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art which was added during his watch, but the college is also getting national attention for its culinary program which will open its own culinary academy and innovative demonstration kitchen next year. Dr Calaway sat down for a conversation with Nick Haines.

Wide aerial shot of the Johnson County Community College campus

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