The Maitland Valley Conservation Authority, in partnership with Bruce Power and Plug 'n Drive, unveiled a new charging station for electric vehicles (EV's) at their Administration Building in Wroxeter Tuesday.
The dual charging station (with a price tag of between $5,000-$6,000 and a rough installation cost of $1,200) is a great first step toward reducing carbon emissions locally, according to Conservation Authority Board Chair Art Versteeg.
"The idea that we're kind of at the leading edge of this technology and setting an example, we're trying hard to reduce our carbon footprint and this will be part of that," says Versteeg.
Versteeg says the MVCA plans to start switching to electric vehicles in 2017.
The new electric vehicle (EV) charging station is just one of several units that Bruce Power plans to unveil over the coming weeks throughout Midwestern Ontario.
"By putting infrastructure such as electric vehicle charging stations, it helps promote electric vehicle use in the area, these units are now in the area so we (Bruce Power) now have eight of these units," says Francis Chua, Bruce Power's Department Manager of Environment & Sustainability.
Tuesday's unveiling comes on the heels of a recent report published by Bruce Power, Plug 'n Drive, Pollution Probe and the University of Waterloo.