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Public EV Charging

104 posts

News, insights and analysis on public EV charging, including charging infrastructure for Level 2 and DC Fast Chargers.

Flag of Quebec on the car's fuel tank filler flap

Quebec to spend another $514 million on 116,700 public chargers, EV-ready MURBs

The Quebec Strategy on Electric Vehicle Charging investment will add 6,700 fast chargers and 110,000 Level 2 chargers as well as 600,000 EV-ready parking spots in MURBs — all by 2030

Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure, Electric Vehicle Policies Canada, Public EV Charging, Quebec

Emma Jarratt
September 8, 2023
2 minute read

Car parked in front of the new Electric Circuit chargers in Riviere-du-Loup, Que.

Electric Circuit opens new fast chargers with load-sharing capabilities

The Electric Circuit’s new fast EV charging stations allocate the maximum available power to each user based on their vehicle’s charging capacity

Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure, Electric Vehicles Canada, Public EV Charging, Quebec, The Electric Circuit

Mehanaz Yakub
September 6, 2023
2 minute read

Panoramic view of Chateau Frontenac in Quebec historic center located on Dufferin Terrace promenade with scenic views and landscapes of Saint Lawrence River, upper town and Old Port

Feds announce $28 million for over 1,500 EV chargers in Quebec

The funding supports 18 private and government projects to install, collectively, over 1,150 Level 2 and 480 DC fast EV chargers

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

Emma Jarratt
August 31, 2023
3 minute read

Why BC Hydro’s new EV charging rate plan was denied, and what it means for the rest of Canada

Electric Autonomy looks at the implications of the provincial regulator’s rejection of BC Hydro’s proposed EV charging rate increase and switch to kWh billing

British Columbia B.C., Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure, Electric Vehicles Canada, Public EV Charging

Mehanaz Yakub
August 29, 2023
7 minute read

Manitoba’s “Lead the Charge” program gets $3-million federal investment

The Manitoba Motor Dealer Association will distribute the NRCan funding to provincial organizations wanting to install public electric vehicle charging stations

Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure, Electric Vehicles Canada, Manitoba, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Public EV Charging

Mehanaz Yakub
August 24, 2023
2 minute read

Overhead shot of VW ID.4 EV besides a charging station

VW ID.4 driver sets road-trip-charging world record in Canada

The Guinness World Record trip involved travelling over 7,000km from St. John’s to Victoria and making 18 charging stops

Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure, Electric Vehicles Canada, Public EV Charging, Volkswagen VW

Mehanaz Yakub
August 10, 2023
3 minute read

Bird's eye view of Tesla Supercharger stations and a handful of Tesla cars

Tesla Supercharger network now billing based on kWh in Canada

Tesla is taking advantage of a government pilot program that allows all charging station operators to bill customers on an energy-based kilowatt-hour (kWh) basis

Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure, Electric Vehicles Canada, Public EV Charging, Tesla Canada

Mehanaz Yakub
August 4, 2023
3 minute read

electric cars, Nissan's Leaf, being charged at an EV charger network stations

Seven major automakers in joint venture to launch 30,000-charger network across North America

Citing the need for more fast charging to accelerate EV adoption, the group says the network rollout will start in 2024 in the U.S., with Canada to follow

BMW, Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure, Electric Vehicles Canada, General Motors GM, Honda, Hyundai Canada, Kia, Mercedes-Benz Canada, Public EV Charging, Stellantis

Mehanaz Yakub
July 28, 2023
4 minute read

Nissan joins the NACS parade, becomes the first Japanese OEM to do so

Automaker will offer a NACS adapter in 2024 for Ariya drivers and begin adding a NACS port in EV models sold in Canada and the U.S. in 2025

NACS, Nissan Canada, Public EV Charging, Tesla Canada

Brian Banks
July 19, 2023
2 minute read

ford f 150 lightning blocking tesla superchargers

Will the Tesla NACS be a net benefit to the EV industry?

This integration would have made sense in the early stages of the industry. Why now? Is the Tesla NACS just another example of a corporation trying to gain market share, wonders LeadingAhead Energy’s Maxime Charron.

Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure, Electric Vehicle Policies Canada, Electric Vehicles Canada, Public EV Charging

Maxime Charron
July 10, 2023
5 minute read