In the province, the waiting lists to get your hands on an electric car are longer than ever.
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Rising gas prices and the desire to reduce one’s ecological footprint are convincing more and more drivers to switch to an electric vehicle.
But, if you want to go green, know that you will probably have to be patient before you can hit the road at the wheel of it, whether you choose to buy or rent.
“We are going to talk about 10 to 12 months to have an (electric) vehicle like that. There are at least 500 customers waiting for a vehicle,” says François Duhamel, sales consultant at Ford Laval.
More electrical terminals will be needed
According to a KPMG survey, 71% of Canadians are considering buying an electric vehicle as their next purchase.
However, many of them are concerned about the ability of the public network of charging stations to meet the demand that such a change in the Canadian vehicle fleet would entail.
Jonathan Côté, of Hydro-Québec, is however reassuring on this issue.
“This year, we are going to add more than 160 new fast terminals and probably around 500 standard terminals,” he explains.
“With a terminal like this, in between 20 and 40 minutes, in general, we will recharge,” he adds, speaking of fast terminals, which will help to make life easier for owners of rechargeable vehicles.