Canada: Ottawa promises 133 new EV chargers by 2025
Canada’s capital Ottawa wants to set up a coast-to-coast EV charging station network. All 133 planned stations should be up and running by 31 March 2025.
The project is expected to cost a total of CAD 1.6 million – 500,000 of which will be covered by Natural Resources Canada’s Zero-Emission Vehicle Infrastructure Program. The concerned parties themselves will contribute the remaining 1.1 million dollars.
Concretely, the City of Ottowa will install 25 EV chargers across workplaces, while Hydro Ottowa Limited will install another 45 – also “across workplaces”. The Ottawa Carleton Standard Condominium Corporation 947 announced it would set up 63 EV chargers in a multi-unit residential in Ottowa.
The EV chargers to be installed will be Level 2 in all three cases.
“I am pleased to announce over 130 new EV chargers across our city. Investments like these are helping families in Ottawa and across the country to make the switch, helping to save on fuel at the pump while ensuring clean air for our kids. This is how we are investing in the future, together,” says Mona Fortier, President of the Treasury Board and Member of Parliament for Ottawa – Vanier.
Ottawa continues to invest in electric mobility. In January, the Canadian capital announced the procurement of 350 electric buses, receiving a funding commitment of 350 million Canadian dollars from the federal government.
0 Comments