Canada and the United States are teaming up to create a corridor of charging stations between Quebec and Kalamazoo, Michigan, to encourage the purchase of electric vehicles.
Canadian Transport Minister Omar Alghabra and his American counterpart Pete Buttigieg unveiled their “alternative fuels supply corridor” project on Tuesday at a press conference in Detroit.
Charging infrastructure has already been installed every 80 kilometres.
A spokesperson for Transport Canada said Wednesday that the 215 charging stations are already installed and in operation. “The announcement (on Tuesday) therefore aimed to confirm the official establishment of a cross-border corridor facilitating travel by electric vehicle by ensuring easy and universal access to fast charging infrastructure near a major road axis, in particular along a section of the Trans-Canada Highway from Windsor to Quebec City,” he said.
A cross-border electric charging network was one of the goals Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and US President Joe Biden agreed to when they met in Ottawa in March.
“This first cross-border corridor for the supply of alternative fuels will help motorists cross the border and load their vehicle or refuel without worry,” Minister Alghabra said in a press release. “It helps bring us even closer to cleaner air while helping people save on traditional fuels. »
The federal government estimates that road transportation is responsible for 23% of Canada’s greenhouse gas emissions.
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