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EVs are a key part of Canada's climate strategy. But there aren't nearly enough chargers, analysis shows (www.cbc.ca)
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Canada's most populous provinces are falling behind many U.S. states when it comes to building fast charging stations for electric vehicles, a CBC News analysis shows, raising questions about whether this country's infrastructure is ready for a transition to cleaner energy.

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[–] 0 points 3 years ago (2 children)

I work in this industry. The number of chargers is set to explode in the next 2 years.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 years ago

    In my city I've noticed a few locations in parking lots of big box stores that are being prepped for what looks like a bunch of charging stations.

    We recently did a road trip with our plugin hybrid and there were more chargers in reality than showed up in the apps yet.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago

    An equally important number is how many of the installed chargers are functional on any given day.

    In my experience, there are a lot offline for days at a time.

    We don't only need to install more, we need to maintain them after install.

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