Achi news desk-
Quebec is allocating almost 2 million dollars to establish a pilot project to increase the number of charging stations for electric vehicles for people who do not have them at home, as well as for heavy transport.
As part of the pilot project, Hydro-Quebec says it will test 34 double charging stations for “orphan charging,” that is, electric vehicle owners who do not have a charging station at home.
Modulated night charging will also be tested during the pilot project.
According to the government, this may benefit residents of crowded neighborhoods.
As part of the project, three fast charging stations for heavy vehicles will also be operated, which will be launched by March 31, 2025.
These will be installed near industrial parks, where the first electric trucks are expected to start operating.
As part of the Quebec Electric Vehicle Charging Strategy 2023-2030, the government says it wants to have 110,000 Level 2 and 6,700 fast charging stations in Quebec’s public network by 2030.
Last week the Circuit électrique announced a change in the charging rates for the currently operating stations.
Use of fast charging stations is now charged according to the amount of electricity supplied to the vehicle, measured in kilowatt-hours (kWh), or hourly as soon as the power provided by the station drops below 10 or 20 kW, depending on the type of station.
