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Ottawa plans to add 8,000 new electric vehicle charging ports in Canada
The federal government aims to ease EV range anxiety by funding 8,000 chargers, supporting a target of 75% electric vehicle sales by 2035, officials said.
- On Feb. 10, 2026, the federal government committed $84.4 million to add more than 8,000 EV charging ports nationwide.
- The government's auto strategy, released Thursday, includes a $1.5 billion commitment via the Canada Infrastructure Bank and plans to develop a National Charging Infrastructure Strategy with private-sector project leads and skills training.
- Natural Resources Canada says more than 33,000 chargers have been installed and Ottawa is directing $5.7 million to fleet-transition projects and $7.2 million for 30 education projects.
- The move aims to address range anxiety and speed EV adoption, officials say, as Carney repealed the EV sales mandate while setting a goal that three-in-four new car sales be electric by 2035.
- NRCan projects roughly 447,000 public chargers and 11.9 million home ports will be needed by 2035, but Travis Allan warns `it is not where it needs to be to service 75 per cent of all new vehicles sold in 2035.
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Ottawa plans to add 8,000 new electric vehicle charging ports in Canada
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