Electric Vehicle Charging Stations

• Copper suspected target in St. Albert EV charging cable theft

  A St. Albert rec centre is dealing with vandalism to its electric vehicle charging stations that city officials believe may have happened because the cables contain copper. 

  Crime

  Jul 10, 2024
  
• Ontario invests $91M to add EV charging stations in smaller communities

  The province says as of September 2023, there were more than 2,900 public charging stations and more than 135,000 registered electric vehicles.

  Environment

  Oct 20, 2023
  
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• Auto industry groups call for more support over Ottawa’s mandated clean vehicle sales target

  "My worry is that this ultimately this will lead to frustration for Canadian drivers," said Brian Kingston of the Canadian Vehicle Manufacturers' Association.

  Canada

  Jun 14, 2023
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• Western University to add 74 new EV charging stations

  Western University announced Wednesday that 74 electric vehicle charging stations will be installed across campus over the next two years, adding to their current offering of six.

  Education

  May 31, 2023
• Canada Infrastructure Bank earmarking $220M to expand EV charging network

  The loan is the first from the Infrastructure Bank's $500 million fund designed specifically to increase EV charging and hydrogen refuelling options.

  Canada

  Apr 26, 2023
• Two electric vehicles left undriveable after plugging into Horseshoe Bay station

  BC Hydro has 124 charging sites across B.C. and spokesperson Mora Scott said that only Nissan Leaf drivers seemed to have an issue at this station.

  Economy

  Dec 1, 2022
• Electric vehicle chargers to be installed at most ONroutes by summer 2022

  The pay-per-use charging stations will be installed by Hydro One and Ontario Power Generation's joint network called Ivy, and won't involve direct funding from the province.

  Canada

  Dec 1, 2021
• Osoyoos Indian Band, FortisBC open first electric vehicle charging stations within a B.C. First Nation

  FortisBC now owns and operates 23 stations across 14 communities in the southern interior, and there are 16 more stations under construction.

  Jul 30, 2020
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• Use of electric-vehicle charging stations back to pre-pandemic levels: BC Hydro

  In February, the utility recorded more than 21,000 sessions at its 70 fast-charging stations across the province.

  Economy

  Jul 24, 2020
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• Is the electric car revolution leaving Canada behind?

  One expert says Canada should look to Norway, which began incentivizing consumers to buy electric vehicles in 1990.

  Canada

  Nov 22, 2019