Electrify Canada

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Electrify Canada
Company type Corporation
Industry Electric vehicle infrastructure
FoundedMay 10, 2018;6 years ago (2018-05-10)
Area served
Canada
Key people
Robert Barrosa (President & CEO)
Products Electric vehicle chargers
Owners Electrify America, Volkswagen Group
Website electrify-canada.ca

Electrify Canada is a corporation formed by Electrify America and Volkswagen Group to build electric vehicle (EV) direct current (DC) charging infrastructure in Canada. [1] [2] [3]

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Overview

Electrify Canada was established by Electrify America and Volkswagen Group in 2018. While Electrify America was originally formed due to the Volkswagen emissions scandal settlement, Electrify Canada was a strategic decision to support VW's EV Sales in the country. [4] The company opened its first charging station in September 2019. [5]

The company has over 100 chargers at 30 charging stations across New Brunswick, Quebec, Ontario, Alberta, British Columbia, and Saskatchewan as of March 2024. [6]

Electrify Canada stations offer charging speeds between 150 kW to 350 kW. [6] [7] The company offers both Combined Charging System (CCS) and CHAdeMO connectors at their charging stations. [8] In 2023 the company announced it would begin offering Tesla's North American Charging System connectors, in addition to the existing connectors, by 2025. [9]

In December 2023, Electrify Canada announced it would begin billing users by kWh instead of by the amount of time used. [10]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "About Electrify Canada". electrify-canada.ca. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  2. ↑ "Volkswagen Group Canada increasing its focus on EV infrastructure: CEO". BNN Bloomberg . June 29, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Volkswagen Group Canada Forms Electrify Canada to Install Ultra-Fast Electric Vehicle Chargers". electrify-canada.ca. July 19, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Why Volkswagen Canada is building its own EV charging network". Automotive News Canada. September 12, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Canada's EV charging network is growing, making electric road trips possible". April 7, 2019.
  6. 1 2 "2024 EV charging networks report: Canada's public charger installations up 33 per cent in 12 months". Electric Autonomy Canada. March 7, 2024.
  7. ↑ "Electrify Canada opens first EV charging station in Saskatchewan". Calgary Herald . November 3, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Over 20 Canadian Tire locations to get fast-chargers through Electrify Canada deal". Electric Autonomy Canada. October 16, 2019.
  9. ↑ "Electrify Canada plans to add Tesla-style plugs to its chargers". driving.ca. June 29, 2023.
  10. ↑ "Electrify Canada to switch to billing by kWh, not time". driving.ca. December 15, 2023.
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