Quebec is allocating nearly $2 million to set up a pilot project to increase the number of charging stations for electric vehicles for people who do not have a charging station at home and for heavy transport.
As part of the pilot project, Hydro-Quebec will test 34 dual charging stations for “charging orphans,” for electric vehicle owners who do not have access to a charging station at home.
Modulated overnight charging will also be tested during this pilot project.
According to the government, this could benefit residents of dense neighbourhoods.
Three fast-charging stations for heavy vehicles will also be brought into service as part of the project, which will be rolled out by March 31, 2025.
These will be installed near industrial parks, where the first electric trucks are expected to start operating.
As part of its Stratégie québécoise sur la recharge de véhicules électriques 2023-2030, the government wants to have 110,000 level two charging stations and 6,700 fast-charging stations on Quebec’s public network by 2030.
Last week, the Circuit électrique announced a change charging rates for the charging points currently in service.
Use of fast-charging stations will now be billed according to the quantity of electricity used of electricity supplied to the vehicle, measured in kilowatt-hours (kWh), or by the hour as soon as the power supplied by the station falls below 10 or 20 kilowatts, depending on the type of terminal.
–This report by La Presse Canadienne was translated by CityNews