Transportation

Vancouver to charge gas stations, parking lots $10,000 for not having EV stations by 2025

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May 26, 2022

Gas stations and commercial parking lots in Vancouver will be charged a $10,000 annual fee for not installing EV chargers by January 2025 under a newly approved plan by the city council, according to a CleanTechnica report.

Gas stations will be required to install one DC fast charger with a minimum charging speed of 50kW.

Parking lots will have to install four Level 2 chargers while lots with fewer than 60 parking spaces will be exempt.

The city expects it will cost around $135,000 to install a DC fast charger at a gas station and an average $100,000 for four Level 2 EV chargers.

Once the businesses are in compliance, the annual license fee will be $163 for parking lots and $263 for gas stations.