Canadian gov invests in PEI’s EV charging infrastructure

The Canadian government has committed CAN$300,000 to develop six electric vehicle (EV) chargers across Prince Edward Island (PEI) province.

The funding is part of the government’s CAN$182.5 million <%$Linker:2External<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-16"?><dictionary />000link-external investmentfalsehttp://www.itsinternational.com/sections/general/news/canada-invests-in-vancouvers-ev-charging-infrastructure/falsefalse%> to develop a fast-charging network for EVs and establish natural gas stations along roads and hydrogen stations in metropolitan areas. It recently made a similar investment in Vancouver.

The chargers, built by the Government of PEI, were funded through Natural Resource Canada’s Electric Vehicle and Alternative Fuel Infrastructure Deployment Initiative, a programme which falls under Canada’s CAN$180 billion Investing in Canada infrastructure plan.

Sean Casey, member of parliament for the capital of PEI, Charlottetown, says: “Our government will continue to work with municipal and provincial governments to support green infrastructure projects to encourage widespread adoption.”

The chargers are scheduled to open in late 2019.