OTTAWA – Two different federal infrastructure programs have provided funding for more than 43,000 electric vehicle chargers since 2016, but fewer than one in five of them are actually operationa…
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Data supplied by the department upon request say 43,046 chargers have been funded through both programs, but only 7,644 are working.
What I would also like to know is the use rates on the working ones. If it is the case that EV uptake hasn’t reached the point where there is enough demand to have all of them up and running, this is less of an issue right now. That said, more working charging stations might proved extra incentive for those thinking about purchasing an EV.