More on-street electric vehicle chargers could be coming to Ottawa
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One big barrier for drivers switching from gas to electric cars is public access to charging stations, but Ottawa may soon have more places to plug in.
One big barrier for drivers switching from gas to electric cars is public access to charging stations, but Ottawa may soon have more places to plug in.
Throughout the city, there are some electric vehicle charging station at on-street parking spaces – like one on Beechwood Avenue.
But a local councillors says more are needed.
“We need to have many more across the city if we are serious in terms of accommodating the future,” Coun. Rawlson King said.
More chargers in more places is the crux of a King motion city staff are looking at and councillors will debate next week.
“We know that electric vehicles are going to be very important if we want to fight climate change. One of the challenges that we know exists in Ontario is that there are not enough charging station,” he says.
“I think it’s just very important for us to ensure that we start to deploy this infrastructure as we start to see more demand, especially on main streets.”
