Since 2016, the Government of Canada has allocated more than $1 billion in funding to support the deployment of electric vehicle charging stations across the country.
This month, the government of Canada is investing more than $22 million across eight projects to add almost 500 new electric vehicle charging ports.
The chargers are being installed along main travel routes, in public places, at workplaces and in multi-unit residential buildings throughout British Columbia, according to Gregor Robertson, the minister responsible for Pacific Economic Development Canada.
“We are accelerating the transition to zero-emission vehicles with the installation of more than 480 EV chargers in British Columbia,” he stated, bringing the total in the province to more than 3,500.
According to Robertson, the chargers “are located in high-demand areas and along busy highway corridors where Canadians need them most.”
PacifiCan supplied the capital in collaboration with partners in provincial utilities and municipalities to address range anxiety for Canadians considering purchasing an EV in the future.
Through these projects, “we are delivering practical, on-the-ground solutions to improve EV charging availability for British Columbians,” says Tim Hodgson, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources.
“Canada is taking bold action to become an energy superpower,” he continued. “Investments like this are how we build a cleaner, more secure and more competitive economy.”
Despite the $1B spent on ports and stations, however, range anxiety and a lack of charging infrastructure remain top-of-mind concerns for many British Columbians, who as a group are becoming increasingly disenchanted with overzealous mandates around zero-emissions vehicles.