Policy proposed by Vancouver city hall would charge gas stations and parking lots $10,000 per year for failing to provide charging stations.
The proposal is aimed at speeding up the rollout of EV charging stations across the city in the hopes of encouraging more people to buy electric vehicles.
Businesses would have to make charging stations available in 2025 to avoid the increased license fee. Currently, the cost of a business license is $263 for a gas station and $163 for parking lots. Limited charging options for electric vehicles remains a significant barrier to EV adoption, according to a 2021 survey of 12,000 Vancouver residents conducted for the city. Nearly 40 per cent of Vancouver’s CO2 emissions come from vehicles.
That upfront cost was cited as a major barrier by many business owners in communications with city staff.
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