City of Delta to receive 20 new EV charging stations

Residents of the City of Delta will soon have more options to charge their electric vehicles (EVs) after the city announced funding to install a number of new EV chargers.

Made possible with funding from Natural Resources Canada’s (NRC) Zero-Emission Vehicle Infrastructure Program, the city located outside Vancouver will receive $77,250 to install 20 new Level 2 EV charging stations.

“I want to thank the Federal Government as this funding goes a long way towards supporting Delta’s Electric Vehicle Strategy, helping us create the infrastructure needed to encourage electric vehicles in our community,” said George V. Harvie, Mayor of Delta in a statement.

NRC’s funding will cover half of the estimated cost for the project, which will help with the community-wide expansion of EV charging stations. Construction will begin soon, with all of the new stations expected to be open to the public in 2021.

Earlier this year Delta endorsed an EV charging strategy meant to remove the barriers to EV ownership. The strategy calls for new requirements for developers for both multi-family developments, residential homes, and commercial and industrial buildings to include some level of EV charging infrastructure.

The city already has a bylaw that requires a certain percentage of parking stalls in new residential buildings to support EV charging.

Are you buying a Tesla? If you enjoy our content and we helped in your decision, use our referral link to get a three month trial of Full Self-Driving (FSD).
Previous Article

Tesla adds new rugged textile waterproof mats for Model 3/Y

Next Article

Tesla Model S range boosted to 658km based on latest Monroney sticker

You might be interested in …

EV charger plug

Norway on track to phase out new gas car sales in just 7 months – nearly 3 years ahead of what was already the world’s most ambitious target

Norway is the country others look to when it comes to zero-emission vehicle adoption. The high number of plug-in vehicle sales is thanks to the county’s ambitious target and related incentives to phase out the […]