One city-owned charging station was used just 65 times in 2022
A full year after they were installed, Ottawans appear slow to embrace the city’s new fleet of public electric vehicle (EV) charging stations — but usage is trending upward.
The City of Ottawa installed a total of 24 EV charging stations across 16 sites spread throughout the city (some sites have two chargers). It currently bills $2 an hour for the service, a price point it says is in line with other cities.
As of last Friday, each of the city-owned charging stations had been in place for at least one year. In that time, a clearer picture of how Ottawans are using the technology has emerged.
