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Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure

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News and information regarding the funding, development and deployment of electric vehicle charging infrastructure in Canada.

Image of a Ford Mustang Mach-E parked at a Tesla charging station.

Tesla plugs public charging gap for Ford with Supercharger access; Ford to drop CCS

Tesla and Ford may be retail competitors, but now they are charging partners — with a new Supercharger deal and Ford’s move to adopt Tesla’s charging port in all new EVs starting in 2025

Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure, Electric Vehicles Canada, Ford, Tesla

Emma Jarratt
May 26, 2023
3 minute read

Calgary city skyline with center street bridge and bow river

EV charging bylaws in condos, stratas and other MURBs: an overview of new Canadian rules

Electric Autonomy’s latest annual EV-ready multi-unit residential building bylaw report finds some Canadian cities are making progress in lowering barriers to at-home EV charging, but many still lag

Alberta, British Columbia B.C., Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure, Electric Vehicle Policies Canada, Electric Vehicles Canada, EV charging in condos and MURBs, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island (PEI), Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon

Josh Kozelj
May 24, 2023
8 minute read

Group shot of ZEVAI recipients at the EV & Charging Expo 2023

NRCan awards $5.9 million to 28 organizations for ZEV awareness projects, launches new ZEV info hub

As part of its ongoing efforts to “get the word out about EVs,” Natural Resources Canada announced the latest ZEVAI program funding recipients and the launch of a new ZEV Online Hub at the EV & Charging Expo 2023

Commercial Electric and Zero Emission Vehicles, Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure, Electric Vehicle Policies Canada, Electric Vehicles Canada, EV Rebates, Incentives & Funding, Public EV Charging

Mehanaz Yakub
May 17, 2023
5 minute read

All-electric Peterbilt 220EV box truck to make Canadian debut at the EV & Charging Expo

EV-as-a-Service provider 7Gen is deploying the first all-electric Class 7 Peterbilt 220EV box truck on Canadian roads and the vehicle’s inaugural stop is the EV & Charging Expo

Commercial Electric and Zero Emission Vehicles, Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure, Electric Vehicles Canada, EV Rebates, Incentives & Funding, Ontario

Emma Jarratt
May 16, 2023
3 minute read

Lion electric school buses, the LionC, plugged and charging

Lion Electric buses to power P.E.I. relief centres in emergencies

Prince Edward Island will be the first Canadian province to use the vehicle-to-grid technology onboard Lion Electric school buses to respond to disaster-related power outages

Electric school buses, Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure, Prince Edward Island (PEI), Vehicle to Grid (V2G)

Mehanaz Yakub
May 9, 2023
3 minute read

Row of vehicles charging using FLO charger units

Canada Infrastructure Bank and FLO announce massive, four-year plan to install 2,000 DC fast charger ports

The plan hinges on a $220-million loan from the CIB, the first commitment out of its $500-million Charging and Hydrogen Refuelling Infrastructure Initiative, which was established last year

AddÉnergie FLO, Canada Infrastructure Bank, Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure, Public EV Charging

Mehanaz Yakub
April 26, 2023
2 minute read

Young woman charging an electric car at public charging station and pays using a mobile phone

Demystifying and incentivizing public EV charging with CIBC

The prospect of public charging can seem daunting to new EV drivers. CIBC is taking the uncertainty out of the experience and is pleased to offer a new program giving EV drivers more value for their dollar at the charging station

Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure, Electric Vehicles Canada, EV Rebates, Incentives & Funding, Public EV Charging

Presented by CIBC
April 25, 2023
4 minute read

Successful EV charging in MURBs is about smart power management

Charging solutions provider EVdirect offers Evolute as an agnostic way to deliver power and manage the electrical load in a multi-unit residential building to accommodate for EV charging — today and in the future

Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure, EV charging in condos and MURBs