As part of #EVWeekinCanada, Hedy Fry, Member of Parliament for Vancouver Centre, on behalf of Seamus O’Regan Jr., Minister of Natural Resources, announced a combined investment of over $800,000 for 170 electric vehicle (EV) chargers.
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These contributions will help install 168 Level 2 EV connectors and two fast chargers across the province to support Canada’s net-zero future.
British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) received $300,000 to install 60 EV chargers in Burnaby. BCIT is contributing over $473,000 toward this initiative, with a total project cost of over $793,000.
The City of Delta received over $77,000 to install 20 EV chargers across Delta. The city is also contributing over $135,000 toward this initiative, bringing the total project cost to more than $212,000.
QuadReal Property Group received $260,000 for two projects to install 34 EV chargers in Vancouver. The British Columbia Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources’ CleanBC Go Electric Program is also contributing $50,000, and QuadReal Property Group is contributing more that $330,000 toward this initiative, bringing the total project cost of the two projects to over $640,000.
The Owners, Strata Plan BCS3862 (Canada House in Olympic Village) received over $86,000 toward the installation of 36 charging stations and the necessary supportive electrical infrastructure in its parking garage. Additional project funding totalling over $54,000 from the Government of British Columbia with a contribution of roughly $86,000 from Canada House in Olympic Village brought the total project cost to over $227,000.
The Corporation of the District of Saanich received $100,000 to install 20 chargers in the District of Saanich. The Corporation of the District of Saanich is also contributing $270,000 toward this initiative, bringing the total project cost to $370,000.
Funded through Natural Resources Canada’s Electric Vehicle and Alternative Fuel Infrastructure Deployment Initiative and Zero-Emission Vehicle Infrastructure Program, all chargers will be available for public use between now and this winter.
There are over 6,000 publically accessible charging stations across Canada, compared with approximately 12,000 gas stations. Investments in charging infrastructure made so far will result in more than 17,000 new charging stations available to Canadians.
There are more than 50 models of zero-emission vehicles Canadians can choose from to make greener transportation choices. ■