Central Huron Will Apply to the Province for Electric Vehicle Fast Charging Grant

by Bob Montgomery

Mayor Jim Ginn says Central Huron will take advantage of the province's Electric Vehicle Fast Charging Grant program.

Ginn says the program offers a grant to municipalities of seventy-five percent of the cost of installing the chargers. The total cost is 100-thousand dollars. The mayor said he doesn't see much use for the slower level two charges, and adds, there are a few of them around now and he doesn't see many cars using them. He says if someone comes to work in Clinton and wants to plug in their car that's fine. But he suggests someone going on an extended trip isn't going to want to wait three or four hours to get their vehicle charged. He says they might want to stop for a coffee while the fast charger is charging their vehicle but that only takes about twenty minutes, so time for a quick walk around town.

The municipality has applied for two of the fast chargers, and the location they've chosen is close to the downtown so people might want to get out and go for a stroll. If they do see something they like, they can still park their car and check it out.

Ginn says he suspects most of the municipalities in Huron County will apply for the grant given that electric cars seem to be the way of the future, and a seventy-five percent grant is significant. He also points out that once people realize a town has the fast charges, they'll plan their trip to go through that town.