Mayor’s Monday Mailbag – July 11, 2022 – Are City Public EV Charging Stations Free or Pay-Per-Use?

Welcome to the Mayor’s Monday Mailbag, an initiative Burlington Mayor Marianne Meed Ward and the Mayor’s Office launched to share weekly answers to questions from the public we’ve received through our main email inbox at mayor@burlington.ca or the Mayor’s social media platforms.At the end of the month, we’ll publish a roundup of those most pressing questions we’ve received in the weeks prior.Mayor’s Monday Mailbag – July 11, 2022QUESTION:“Are City public electric vehicle (EV) charging stations in Burlington free or pay-per-use?”ANSWER:There are no fees to charge a vehicle at any of the current and coming (30 in total) City of Burlington public electric vehicle (EV) charging stations.However, if there is a charge for parking applicable at a particular location, those rates will apply. Many of the locations are in lots where parking is free on weekdays after 6 p.m. and on weekends.The City of Burlington recently announced that 8 new EV charging stations will be coming thanks to funding support through The Atmospheric Fund (TAF). Each station will have two charging plugs and the stations are expected to be operational by the end of 2022, located at:

• Appleby Ice Centre (2 stations), 1201 Appleby Line
• Haber Community Centre/Norton Park, 3040 Tim Dobbie Dr.
• Mainway Ice Centre, 4015 Mainway
• Mountainside Community Centre, 2205 Mount Forest Dr.
• Nelson Recreation Centre, 4235 New St.
• Tansley Woods Community Centre (2 stations), 1996 Itabashi Dr.

The TAF funding is helping the City to expand our existing inventory of charging stations that are primarily located in the downtown core, many of which were also supported through funding programs, to other areas of the city.For a list of all charging stations within the city, please visit burlington.ca/ev

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—*Posted by John Bkila, Mayor’s Media and Digital Communications Specialist