In the first phase of this rollout, electric vehicle owners will be able to travel from Windsor to Ottawa or from Toronto to North Bay.
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The region is getting a handful of electronic vehicle charging stations as part of a province-wide roll out of more than 500 stations at 250 locations.
“EVCO Network charging stations will be installed at a wide variety of locations, including McDonalds and Tim Horton’s restaurants, IKEA parking lots, Pearson International Airport, and at numerous municipal properties and businesses across Ontario”, the release said.
“By making this data freely and widely available, members of the public, app developers, and organizations that support travellers (e.g., Google, Canadian Automobile Association) will find innovative ways to leverage this data to enable electric vehicle drivers to find our stations on their smartphones, tablets, or even in-car navigation systems”, the release said.
London will have seven new electric vehicle charging stations in three locations by next spring.
The $325-million Green Investment Fund, an initial investment in Ontario’s new five-year Climate Change Action Plan, is already strengthening the economy, creating good jobs and driving innovation while fighting climate change – a strong signal of what Ontarians can expect from the plan and proceeds from the province’s cap and trade program.
This $20 million investment, made through Ontario’s Green Investment Fund, will be used to address the “range anxiety” that supposedly affects many owners of electric vehicles.
Currently, there are almost 7,000 electric vehicles on Ontario roads.
“These stations allow EV drivers to charge their vehicles about eight times faster than Level 2 charging stations, and permit them to travel further than ever before”.
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In vigorously promoting electric cars, Wynne hopes to reduce Ontario’s greenhouse gas pollution to 80 per cent below 1990 levels by 2050, preceded by 37 percent in 2030 and 15 percent in 2020. More than 21,000 plug-in electric vehicles have been sold in Canada since 2011.
