Electric Vehicle EV: Provincial governments have varying incentives for drivers to install high-speed charging station at home, a few have public charging incentives.
Hydro One (H-T) and Ontario Power Generation just announced they will be adding new public chargers at the highway rest stops known as Onroutes, with all but three of the 23 refuelling stations to be equipped by the end of next year.
Since 2016, Ottawa has spent close to $200-million installing more than 17,000 new charging connectors. Many are still under construction and there is nearly $180-million budgeted to double that over the next three years. Some of those are public, but others are also in apartment blocks and condo buildings.
The federal Liberals promised another $700-million during the election campaign to build another 50,000 chargers. Eighty-two per cent of the new chargers funded to date are also in B.C., Quebec and Ontario, slightly higher than the 75 per cent population share for those provinces. Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says, "Our goal is to substantially increase the network across the country." |
