Canada plans 1200+ new EV charger installations
With Canada's target to achieve net zero-emissions by 2035, Natural Resources Canada (NRC) of the federal government has announced more than $6.5 million in new subsidies to install electric vehicle (EV) chargers across the country.
Falling under the NRC’s $680mn Zero-Emission Vehicle Infrastructure Program, recently announced grants ara available for the provinces of British Colombia, Newfoundland, and Ontario, as well as to multi-unit residential buildings across the country, Newswire Canada reported.
Investment | Recipient | No. of Chargers |
$3.54 million | Ministry of Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation
| help support the installation of up to 810 EV chargers across the province.
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$1 million | Community Energy Association | Install 90 EV chargers in the Kootenay region by October 2023 |
$805,000 | electricity provider Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro | Install 113 EV chargers by March 2024 |
$250,000 | electricity utility Alectra Energy Services $710,000 counterpart investment by Alectra | install 50 Level 2 EV chargers by summer 2022 |
$899,000 | real estate management company Broadstreet Properties Ltd. $993,000 counterpart investment from Broadstreet | install 188 Level 2 EV chargers in various locations |