KENNEBUNKPORT, Maine – In a move that is expected to help save money and reduce carbon emissions in the community, the town s selectmen approved leasing two electric cars for the planning and public health departments.
Town Manager Laurie Smith told selectmen at their Feb. 11 meeting she had been contacted by a salesperson at Westbrook Rowe Ford who informed her about a rebate program that would allow Kennebunkport to lease Hyundai Kona electric vehicles for three years for 10,000 miles each year. As a result of the Hyundai rebate and funds from Efficiency Maine, the town would pay nothing for the lease, Smith said.