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Burnaby adds 10 new electric vehicle charging stations

The City of Burnaby has added 10 new electric vehicle charging stalls throughout the city. The new stalls bring the city-wide total to 24 stalls, with more to come in 2021.
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Older condos are struggling with finding ways to charge electric cars affordably.

The City of Burnaby has added 10 new electric vehicle charging stalls throughout the city.

The new stalls bring the city-wide total to 24 stalls, with more to come in 2021.
New EV charging stalls have been installed at the following locations:

  • Bob Prittie Metrotown Library (4 stalls)
  • Bonsor Recreation Complex (4)
  • Burnaby Lake Sports Complex West (2)

These new stalls are in addition to existing EV stations installed in 2019 at:

  • Edmonds Community Centre (4 stalls)
  • McGill Library (2)
  • City Hall (2)
  • Bill Copeland Sports Centre (2)
  • Central Park Tennis Courts (2)
  • Riverway Golf Course (2)

All City-owned stalls operate on a pay-per-charge basis, plus applicable parking meter rates ($2 per hour between 6 a.m. and 10 p.m., $1 per hour from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m.). The availability of the stalls can be found by downloading the ChargePoint mobile app.
In addition to expanding the city’s public charging network, the city said in a news release that is one of the first communities in B.C. to require electric vehicle charging infrastructure for all new single and multi-family parking stalls.

“This ensures all new residential parking spaces are equipped with an energized outlet for level 2 charging,” said the release. “In the coming years, the City of Burnaby will also transition its fleet of vehicles and equipment to zero emission alternatives. The fleet transition is outlined in the City Energy Strategy, which will guide the City on the path to carbon neutrality on a corporate level by 2040, 10 years ahead of the community target.”