Burnaby electric vehicle drivers now have more stations to plug in.
The city says it has added four new electric vehicle charging stalls, which brings the city-wide total to 32 stalls. There are also more scheduled to come.
There are two new stalls each at the following locations.
- Central Park Parking Lot (off Patterson Avenue at Kingway)
- MacDonald Avenue and Hastings Street
Other locations that have existing electric vehicle charging stalls are as follows.
- Bill Copeland Sports Centre (two)
- Bob Prittie Metrotown Library (four)
- Bonsor Reception Complex (four_
- Burnaby Lake Sports Complex West (two)
- Central Park Tennis Courts (two)
- City hall (two)
- Edmonds Community Centre (four)
- Edmonds Park (two)
- McGill Library (two)
- Riverway Golf Course (two)
- Shadbolt Centre for the Arts (two)
All stalls owned by the city run on a pay-per-charge-basis.
It is currently $2 per hour between 6 a.m. and 10 p.m. and $1 per hour between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. plus parking meter rates.
The city says according to a provincial report, there were 15,451 new EVs registered in B.C. during 2020.
