Ontario to spend $20m in installation of EV charging stations

Ontario's Liberal government will try to boost the electric vehicle (EV) market by handing out $20 million in grants to promote the installation of public EV charging stations.

The Canadian province is pursuing a strong collaboration between the private and public sector to create a network of fast-charging stations in cities and highways across Ontario, reported Windsor Star.

“Climate change is already costing the people of Ontario,” the province´s Premier Kathleen Wynne said in a statement. “Our government’s new Green Investment Fund will support concrete steps towards reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Building more charging stations will promote sustainable transportation while empowering people in Ontario who want to take action in the fight against climate change.”

The $20 million project will for the EV charging stations will be financed by Ontario´s new $325-million Green Investment Fund.

Wynne and Minister of Environment and Climate Change Glen Murray made the announcement at the United Nations’ 21st Conference of the Parties on climate change in Paris.