http://www.northbaynipissing.com/news-story/6531000-tim-hortons-mcdonald-s-to-charge-batteries-across-northern-ontario/ Tim Hortons, McDonald’s to charge batteries across northern Ontario May 05, 2016 Rob Learn
[image http://media.zuza.com/0/d/0d2c5b4f-f072-47ad-a5a6-7ef3c8ae6874/Tom_Morrison_-_EV_Station___Content.jpg An electric vehicle charging station at the LaSalle Town Hall is shown April 29, 2016 / Tom Morrison ] QUEEN’S PARK – Tim Hortons and McDonald’s across northern Ontario will soon be home to new electric vehicle charging stations installed through a government program. The $20 million program announced finalists on April 28 for contracts to build 250 charging stations across the province to address battery range fears of electric vehicle drivers. The charging stations will be a mix of two styles – a regular charging unit taking a few hours to recharge a battery from empty; and a fast charger using DC voltage to bring a battery from 0 to 80 per cent in half-an-hour. In southern Ontario a wide range of partners, 27 in total, were selected from a request for proposal process started last fall reaching out to private enterprise and municipal government. In Northern Ontario the government has awarded a contract for about 25 fast charging stations at Tim Hortons’ and McDonald’s locations. Koben System Inc. of Mississauga is negotiating with the two international food chains for the final arrangements and details about particular franchises receiving the chargers is still weeks away. “We’re installing fast chargers at leading retailers and high-profile franchises, like Tim Hortons and McDonald’s, to give drivers confidence that finding a charging station will be as easy as finding a gas station in Ontario. When all chargers are installed by March 31, 2017, Ontario will have a robust EV network that will help fight climate change and reduce greenhouse gases by making owning an electric vehicle a more practical option, no matter where in the province you live,” Minister Steven Del Duca said of the announcement. Drivers would also be able to enjoy the comforts of the restaurants while their car is charging. A spokesperson for the minister’s office said the company was selected because the government believes it is capable of building the network across all of Ontario. Says the government of the program, “This expansion in charging infrastructure across the province will help address ‘range anxiety,’ a common concern of consumers regarding the distance electric vehicles can travel compared to traditional vehicles. By building a more robust network of public chargers across Ontario, electric vehicle owners can now plan longer trips with more confidence that a charging station is as readily available as a gas station is. A shift to low- and zero-emission vehicles is vital to the fight against climate change and achieving Ontario's greenhouse gas pollution reduction target of 80 per cent below 1990 levels by 2050.” The Ministry of Transportation also noted that in May 2015 Ontario became the first province in Canada to set a mid-term greenhouse gas pollution reduction target of 37 per cent below 1990 levels by 2030. There are about 6,400 electric vehicles currently on the road in Ontario. [© 2016 METROLAND MEDIA GROUP] For EVLN EV-newswire posts use: http://evdl.org/evln/ {brucedp.150m.com} -- View this message in context: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/McDonald-s-EVSE-charge-plugins-across-northern-Ontario-ca-tp4682012.html Sent from the Electric Vehicle Discussion List mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Read EVAngel's EV News at http://evdl.org/evln/ Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
