Close to 600 electric vehicles were purchased by consumers in Newfoundland and Labrador last year as the move away from gas and diesel-powered vehicles continues to emerge.
Drive Electric NL says our numbers pale in comparison to other provinces. In British Columbia, for example, one in four drivers has an electric vehicle. Newfoundland and Labrador is nowhere near that percentage, but Jon Seary of Drive Electric says that will change over the next ten years.
(Jon Seary with Drive Electric NL)
Seary says the vast majority of owners of electric cars charge them at home—not at a public charger.
People who are commuting from outside the city or visiting the province from away are the ones who will be using the public chargers, says Seary. There are 33 fast charging sites in the province currently with plans to add ultra fast capacity to some of the busier ones which means you’ll have time for a coffee and a bathroom break before you’ll be on your way again.
