The City of St. John’s wants to make it easier for people to ‘drive green’ by expanding its network of EV charging stations.
There are currently two chargers at seven different sites for electric vehicles in the city. The plan is to add another 12 chargers at four new sites by next year, and another 14 at six more sites by 2027.
It would happen under the feds’ zero-emissions grant program that includes $130,000 toward the $500,000 cost.
Yesterday, council’s committee of the whole supported moving it to the next step, a regular public meeting.
The city notes there’s been “fast growth” in registration of battery-run vehicles since 2018 in the province, spiking more than 500 per cent from 2018 to 2022, and nearly doubling last year.
They also estimate fueled transportation accounts for almost 60 per cent of local greenhouse gases.