HALIFAX — Driving an electric car along Canada’s rugged East Coast is about to get a lot easier.
Electric utilities in both Nova Scotia and New Brunswick are moving ahead with plans to install more charging stations along major highways.
“It’s a good step forward,” says Wayne Groszko, renewable energy co-ordinator with the Halifax-based Ecology Action Centre. “When they’re in place, people will be able to drive their electric cars farther. I see that as a good thing.”
In Nova Scotia, the province’s electric utility announced Wednesday it will set up 12 more stations along the province’s 100-series highways, though the locations have yet to be determined. Nova Scotia Power Inc. says these stations will offer so-called fast-charging, which will dramatically reduce the time it takes to charge electric-only vehicles.
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