The Quebec authorities is investing almost $60 million to bolster its public community of electrical car charging stations by 30 per cent.
Environment Minister Benoit Charette stated in an announcement Monday that 367 new charging stations might be accessible at 131 websites throughout the province. They might be a part of Hydro-Québec’s Circuit électrique.
The initiative is a part of the province’s plan for a greener economic system by 2030, which incorporates having 1.6 million electrical automobiles on the street by that yr.
The Quebec authorities estimates that with the addition of latest charging stations, almost 40 per cent of Canada’s EV charging stations might be within the province.
Quebec at the moment has 1,200 public charging stations accessible.
The announcement comes as Charette is on the International Summit on Electric and Smart Transportation in Montreal. The convention runs till Wednesday.
