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Through the $20 million grant program, the province is seeking public and private sector partners to create a network of fast-charging electric vehicle stations in cities, along highways and at workplaces, apartments, condominiums and public places across Ontario. Full program details will be available later this month.
This initial investment is just the start of many more bold steps we’ll be taking to promote electric cars as a sustainable transportation choice
Maybe Tesla could be one of the "private sector partners" and this could help advance the supercharger network in Ontario. Even if not, this is great news! Might be time to buy that Chademo adaptor soon.
The comments on that article are getting very snarky. Why should a tax payer be subsidizing a $150K Tesla owner!
I'm all for CHAdeMO support. I hope they don't spend a penny on 30A L2 chargers...
Haven't read the article, but have been involved in some of the Ministry working groups over the past few years. There is definitely a sense that they won't support "proprietary" solutions like the Tesla connector. I think we'll be seeing those CHAdeMO/CSS combo devices as the preferred choice for government sponsored sites.
Agreed. The only unfortunate thing with missing out on government support is that the Tesla supercharger network may end up being the best multi-manufacturer charging network and it may have the biggest impact on EV adoption in the long run. Elon said that they were having discussions with a European (not German) car company on sharing the supercharger network. Hopefully that will happen and other carmakers will join in, but meanwhile, yes, governments need to focus on generic solutions.As a Tesla owner, I advocate welfare for generic EV owners, not a group with special interest as the ultimate goal is to "promote EV for generic public" rather than "help people afford a Tesla".
What is the rationale for charging at the workplace? Is it to allow for folks that can't charge at home to be able to buy electric cars? Because it also causes a problem which is to increase peak demand as it incents (assuming no cost to charge at work) EV owners to charge at work during primetime rather than at home in the middle of the night.One of the identified targets for charging is at the workplace. A 30 amp Level 2 bank of chargers would be perfectly suited to these situations. Level 3 charging to support city to city travel is also on the radar, and I'm sure e'll see some Level 3 support, particularly on 400-series highways.
I guess that is true for some folks, I just worry about the Cobra Effect.Many people need to charge at work just to get home again. Not Teslas.
The availability of charging stations isn't the biggest real barrier to EV adoption, but it's probably the biggest perceived barrier, in the minds of non-EV-owners.
It would be great if governments could tackle the real biggest issue with EV adoption - the limited selection of car models at various price points - but that's a lot harder to address. Consumer demand needs to be there and the carmakers need to see profit, which will come only with scale, so purchaser incentives to accelerate market growth are the best bet.
the stations will be needed anyway as EV adoption grows, so I think this initiative is worthwhile.
The comments on that article are getting very snarky. Why should a tax payer be subsidizing a $150K Tesla owner!
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200 mile EV's will be widely available starting 2016/17...and who knows by 2020...300 mile? Tesla is paying their own way on chargers (and have offered to share).
What is the rationale for charging at the workplace? Is it to allow for folks that can't charge at home to be able to buy electric cars? Because it also causes a problem which is to increase peak demand as it incents (assuming no cost to charge at work) EV owners to charge at work during primetime rather than at home in the middle of the night.
The availability of charging stations isn't the biggest real barrier to EV adoption, but it's probably the biggest perceived barrier, in the minds of non-EV-owners.
200 mile EV's will be widely available starting 2016/17...and who knows by 2020...300 mile? Tesla is paying their own way on chargers (and have offered to share).