In the news release, New Request for Proposals and Tools to
Deploy Thousands More EV Chargers Across Canada, issued
02-Jul-2024 by Natural Resources
Canada over PR Newswire, we are advised by the company that the
whole release has been updated. The complete, corrected release
follows:
New Request for Proposals and Tools to Deploy Thousands More EV
Chargers Across Canada
OTTAWA,
ON, July 2, 2024 /CNW/ - From coast
to coast to coast, Canadians are saving thousands of dollars a year
on gas by rapidly making the switch to electric vehicles, with over
320,000 new electric vehicles registered in 2023 alone. The
Government of Canada is taking
action to make it more affordable for Canadians to purchase, charge
and drive electric vehicles (EVs) across the country while driving
toward a net-zero future, including by making it easier to access
public EV charging through historic direct investments, research
and partnerships with the private sector and other levels of
government.
Funding and Request for Proposals
To advance these efforts, today, the Honourable Jonathan
Wilkinson, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, launched
a new request for proposals (RFP) under
the Zero Emission Vehicle Infrastructure Program
(ZEVIP). The RFP will support the deployment of EV
chargers, including fast chargers, in public places across
Canada such as highways and public
lots. The RFP will also support the deployment of chargers at
private locations, including multi-unit residential buildings,
workplaces and where on-road vehicle fleets are serviced.
Applications will be accepted until September 19, 2024.
This funding will deploy thousands of new chargers across
Canada, building on the Government
of Canada's progress to deploy
84,500 EV chargers across Canada,
including through ZEVIP, the Canada Infrastructure
Bank (CIB)'s Charging and Hydrogen Refuelling Infrastructure
Initiative, and incentive credits under both
the Electric Vehicle Availability Standard
and the Clean Fuel
Regulations.
In addition to investments by provinces, territories,
municipalities and the private sector, the federal government has
supported approximately 20% of the nearly 30,000 public chargers
that are operating in Canada. As a
result, there were 70 percent more EV chargers in Canada in 2023 than in 2022, with thousands
more on the way each year.
Supporting Deployment Through Tools and
Research
Today, Natural Resources Canada released
Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure for
Canada: Updated forecasts of
vehicle charging needs, grid impacts and cost for all vehicle
segments (2024 EV Charging Needs
Report).The independently produced report
assesses the country's charging landscape, guides decision-making
and informs investment needs, including by provinces, territories,
municipal governments and the private sector.
The 2024 EV Charging Needs Report
provides a detailed regional analysis of public and private
charging needs for both light-duty vehicles and medium- and
heavy-duty vehicles, together with related grid readiness
requirements and investments. The report highlights that a
coordinated effort is needed from all levels of government,
industry, utilities and other private-sector stakeholders to
continue to accelerate deployment.
Additionally, to help investors, stakeholders, provinces,
territories and communities determine the most suitable locations
for chargers, the Government of Canada has developed the National
Public EV Charging Planning Map.
These evidence-based tools will support the deployment of
chargers in the areas with the greatest public charging need,
including along routes, highways and communities.
Canadians are making the switch to electric vehicles,
reducing their energy costs while driving down emissions. The
Government of Canada will continue
to support them in accelerating toward a prosperous, net-zero
future, including by ensuring all new passenger vehicles sold in
Canada are zero-emission by 2035;
by supporting the deployment of public charging stations across the
country; and by building out a Canadian-made electric vehicle
supply chain that creates sustainable, good-paying jobs for
Canadian workers.
Quotes
"Canadians are making the switch to EVs because it's a
great way to save money while ensuring clean air in our communities
and fighting climate change. We're making electric vehicles more
affordable and charging more available where Canadians live, work,
travel and play. Today, we launched another funding request for
proposals via the Zero Emission Vehicle Infrastructure Program,
which will help deploy thousands more chargers across Canada. This will put more Canadians in the
driver's seat on the road to a prosperous net-zero
future."
The Honourable Jonathan
Wilkinson
Minister of Energy and Natural
Resources
"Hundreds of thousands of Canadians are making the switch
to an EV every year. They expect access to convenient, affordable
and reliable charging — including in public spaces. Today's call
for proposals does that by investing in thousands more chargers and
equipping the private sector and governments with the tools they
need to deploy more chargers, faster."
Julie
Dabrusin
Parliamentary Secretary to
the Minister of Energy and Natural Resources
and
to the Minister of Environment and Climate
Change
Quick Facts
- The federal government's investment in EV charging
infrastructure is supporting Canadians by reducing barriers to EV
adoption while spurring investment and growth across Canada's EV supply chain, including through
Transport Canada's Incentives for Zero-Emission
Vehicles Program (iZEV), which makes zero-emission
vehicles more affordable for Canadians and has received another
$1.7 billion in Budget 2022;
and,
- Budget 2024 announces the government's intention to
introduce a new 10-percent Electric Vehicle Supply
Chain investment tax credit on the cost of buildings
used in key segments of the electric vehicle supply chain for
businesses that invest in Canada
across three supply chain segments:
- electric vehicle assembly;
- electric vehicle battery production; and,
- cathode active material production.
- The Strategic Innovation Fund (SIF) has made significant
strides in the automotive and battery sector in recent years. Since
2017, the Fund has announced over $5.5 billion in funding toward the
automotive and battery sector, of which approximately $5.3 billion has been directly in support of the
EV transition.
- These investments include projects focused on producing
battery materials, battery components and packs and on
manufacturing EVs and developing vehicle components specific to
low-carbon transportation (e.g., next-generation
tires).
- Investing $3.8 billion in
the mining, processing and recycling of critical
minerals,
- Since 2016, the Government of Canada has allocated over $1.2 billion in funding to support the deployment
of electric vehicle charging stations across the
country.
- Since 2019, a total of over 40,000 EV chargers (Level 2
and Level 3) have been supported by ZEVIP.
- The 2024 EV Charging Needs Report provides an update to a
2022 NRCan-commissioned study, Updated Projections of
Canada's Public Charging
Infrastructure Needs, based on changing trends in the
EV market, charger utilization and assessment methodologies.
- As noted in the report, "The results are intended to
support the Government of Canada —
as well as provincial and municipal governments, utilities and
other stakeholders — in planning to ensure that sufficient charging
infrastructure will be deployed to support Canada's targets"
- As of May 2024, NRCan's
infrastructure programs and the Canadian
Infrastructure Bank's Charging and Hydrogen Refueling
Infrastructure Initiative had already committed funds for the
installation of over 46,000 chargers across the country, with more
than 14,000 of these federally funded chargers already in
operation.
- EV charger deployment has seen significant growth: an
average of 45 percent annually since 2016 and a jump to 72-percent
growth between 2022 and 2023.
- With Budget 2023, the Government of Canada has now committed more than
$40 billion to support Canada's clean electricity sector, including
related grid updates for EV charging infrastructure.
- This significant investment is building an EV charging
network for Canadians, and we continue to work with all levels of
government, industry, utilities and other private sector
stakeholders to further accelerate deployment.
Related Information
- Zero-Emission Vehicle Infrastructure Program
- The Canadian Infrastructure Bank (CIB) Charging and
Hydrogen Refuelling Infrastructure Initiative (CHRII)
- 2030 Emissions Reduction Plan: Clean Air, Strong
Economy
- Electric Charging and Alternative Fuelling Stations
Locator
- Zero-emission vehicles: Incentives
- Building a green economy: Government of Canada to require 100% of car and passenger
truck sales be zero-emission by 2035 in Canada
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