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Canada continues to fall behind on building up EV charging network: experts

OTTAWA - Canada continues to fall behind on efforts to build up a network of electric vehicle charging stations, even as the rising number of chargers along key corridors makes it easier for Canadians to take their EVs on longer trips, researchers say.

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Canada continuing to lag in the number of EV charging stations needed to meet goals

A DC fast charging station manufactured by Sumitomo Electric is seen at Fully Charged Live, an electric vehicle (EV), renewable and clean energy and urban mobility exhibition, in Vancouver, B.C., on Friday, Sept. 8, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck


OTTAWA - Canada continues to fall behind on efforts to build up a network of electric vehicle charging stations, even as the rising number of chargers along key corridors makes it easier for Canadians to take their EVs on longer trips, researchers say.

There are a little more than 35,000 charging stations across the country right now — well short of the 100,520 Canada needs to meet its policy goals for electric vehicles, researchers with the Montreal-based consultancy Dunsky Energy and Climate said in a report released last year.

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