More than 100 new Electric Vehicle (EV) charging stations are planned to be installed across Durham over the next two years, according to the region’s top official.
“Over the next two years, the region and partners will be installing more than 100 publicly available EV charging stations at municipal and other public sites across Durham, said Regional Chair and CEO John Henry at the Annual Update to the Whitby Rotary Club.. The speech was released yesterday.
He said in the transportation sector, we are accelerating the region’s transition to electric mobility.
“Part of this relates to our own municipal fleets, such as the Durham Region Transit Fleet, which will be transitioning to a 100 per cent electric bus fleet by 2037,” he said.
But it also means investing in EV charging infrastructure that is accessible to the public, which we’ve been doing in collaboration with partners across the region, Henry pointed out.
And, we’ll continue to advance low-carbon fleet transitions, including Durham Region Transit’s first battery electric buses and the development of a long-term fleet transition roadmap, he added.