Quebec’s Recharge+ program renewed
Propulsion Quebec and NRCan have announced the renewal of their Recharge+ program to roll out additional electric vehicle chargers across the province.
Since its launch in 2022, the program has enabled the installation of more than 760 charging stations across the province across 82 projects (34 public and 48 private).
“The renewal of the Recharge+ program enables Propulsion Quebec to pursue its mission of removing barriers to electrification and accelerating the decarbonization of the transportation industry,” said Michelle LLambías-Meunier, president and CEO of Propulsion Québec. “Every charging infrastructure installed at companies participating in the program is a victory for the Quebec economy and for the reduction of GHG emissions.”
The Recharge+ program facilitates the acquisition and installation of charging stations to help pave the way for the electrification of vehicle fleets and workplaces. It offers Level 2 chargers for fast recharging.
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The proliferation of slow chatgers is an embarrassment. Only fast chargers are offvany use thin a public space. Not medium. Fast.
Little look or or consider the aspect with the electric vehicles that the manufacturing process the Mining of the materials and etc. Over the lifespan of an electric vehicle produces approximately sixty percent more pollution globally, then a gasoline vehicle.
They don’t also include the fact that more than 80% of electricity produced is produced from the burning of natural gas and oil end Coal globally, most of the United States is using Natural gas and diesel to produce electricity, and there are still some coal fired electric plants. In the midwest of canada going west.Most electricity is for natural gas and diesel.
Winds in solar are very expensive. Energy must be stored in huge battery banks and inverters are required to convert the electricity to alternating current at very high voltages for distribution. All this alternative energy systems require a lot of expensive maintenance over time. Battery replacement will also be a big issue because of disposal problems of these toxic chemical batteries. The recycling of these batteries. It is a huge problem and is very polluting in the end and requires a lot of electric power to do it, and the efficiency factor is low.
Technically, the best power source with least emissions is nuclear power, but there’s a disposal problem with it, and there’s the management i’ve expended nuclear materials.
With electric cars, there’s the issue of charging length of time of charging, reliability of finding chargers, and there are long charging times compared to filling up with gasoline.
Nice…but @ 0.45 ¢ a hour I rather charge at home@0.06¢
And believe me it will reach higher with time
Nice…at about 0.45 ¢ a kilo- hour I rather charge at home at 0.10.
The rates recover installation cost I can understand that but after it’s recovered will their be a better rate…I don’t think so ☹️
I wor k at scerue st,elzear , Bonaventure, and I have ev car, I would like to see a charging station in my work place