In the future, Federal or Provincial governments may offer incentive or financing programs for residents to install EV infrastructure where they live, currently no such incentive exists. The City may wish to consider including the permanent installation of EV infrastructure in its Deep Energy Retro-fit program.
The installation of new, publicly available EV infrastructure and the retrofitting of public infrastructure to include EV infrastructure requires significant investment. Examples of expenditures include the City’s capital contribution towards the installation of EV charging stations; the ongoing associated maintenance costs necessary to ensure they remain in working order; and the actual cost of the electricity.
In order to reduce its costs, the City has applied for EV-related grants as they become available and has recently been successful in securing grant funding (covering 50% project costs) which will allow for the installation of eleven (11) dual wand EV charging stations (22 charging connectors) at various locations. Administration is awaiting a decision from NRCan on a grant for the installation of 10 dual-port (or 20 single stations) for municipal fleet use.
Consultations:
Michael Cooke, Manager Planning Policy/Deputy City Planner
Angela Marazita, Fleet Manager
Karina Richters, Supervisor Environmental Sustainability & Climate Change
Melissa Osborne, Senior Manager Asset Planning
Cole Nadalin, Supervisor Energy Contracts
Dwayne Dawson, Executive Director of Operations
Pat Delmore, Executive Director Transit Windsor
Jude Malott, Executive Initiatives Coordinator – Office of the City Solicitor
Tom Graziano, Senior Manager, Facilities
Adrian Busa, Manager, Facilities Operations
Heidi Baillargeon, Manager of Parks Development
Susan Anzolin, former Executive Director, Institute for Border Logistics and Security
Matt Johnson, Executive Director, Institute for Border Logistics and Security
Stephen MacKenzie - President and Chief Executive Officer, Windsor Essex Economic
Conclusion:
Municipalities have limited capability to influence the adoption of electric vehicles. However, there are some measures that, as it relates to new construction projects, the City of Windsor can take to facilitate the transition to electric vehicles including:
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Encourage developers to voluntary include EVSE their developments
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Requiring the creation of EV parking spaces through the Zoning By-law;
Additionally, best practices or policies that would benefit existing buildings to convert as needed include:
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Offering financial assistance to install charging stations through Community Improvement Programs or Retro-fit programs;