The Canadian Vehicle Manufacturers Association, which represents Ford, General Motors and Stellantis, is issuing a list of recommendations to Ottawa today warning that EV adoption isn't going to happen if Canadians don't have confidence in the network of charging stations available.
Association President Brian Kingston says the government wants every passenger vehicle sold in Canada to be electric in the next 13 years, but doesn't have a comprehensive plan on the charging infrastructure needed to support that. Currently, Canada has about 16,000 charging ports in 6,800 locations, with 90 per cent of them in Quebec, Ontario and British Columbia.
In the last election, the federal Liberals promised to build 50,000 more chargers by the end of 2026, but have not provided a detailed plan on exactly where those stations are needed most. Jeff Turner, a senior researcher at Dunsky Energy and Climate Advisors, says a new analysis on EV charging needs done for Natural Resources Canada shows 50,000 chargers is adequate for 2025, and that we'll need about 200,000 by 2030.
Build the dam cars first!!!
Does this sign mean it takes 3 hours to charge an EV?
There is no reason this country shouldn’t have a reliable network of EV charging stations across the country. The was of the future is electric. We cannot rely on fossil fuels.
Take a hike. Let the market decide. Isn't that the motto? If there is a need for charging the market will decide. Let me get this straight. We need to bribe ev makers. Then subsidize the overpriced product. The provide billions for charging? Buy your own batteries.
If new condo construction isn’t putting in the EV infrastructure. This has been a bull shit PR campaign. Guess what, zero EV infrastructure is going on in Toronto's condo construction boom