You will soon be able to charge your EV at all ONroute locations.
Credit: Ivy Charging Network
ONroute locations are rest stops on the sides of 401 and 400 Ontario highways equipped with gas, food and beverage options, 24/7 market, free Wifi, and other amenities.
Ontario is bringing Ivy Charging Network chargers to all 23 ONroute locations. The deployment of charging infrastructure will see ONroute locations along highways 401 and 400 equipped with at least two EV chargers at each site, with busier sites equipped with more.
The EV chargers will be available to all drivers on a pay-per-use basis and will serve all vehicle types.
Ontario says Ivy’s fast chargers will be at 17 ONroute locations along Highway 401 and 400 by next summer. Three additional sites – King City, Barrie and Innisfil- will open later in 2022 and chargers at the Maple, Ingersoll and Newcastle sites are anticipated to open between 2023-2025 as part of planned renovations at the sites.
The Ivy Charging Network is a joint venture between Hydro One and Ontario Power Generation (OPG). They will be responsible for the installation, ownership, and operation of the fast chargers located at the 20 initial ONroute locations.
Natural Resources Canada, through its Electric Vehicle and Alternative Fuel Infrastructure Deployment Initiative, provided repayable contributions to Ivy Charging Network to help build its network.
“Ontario is putting shovels in the ground to build critical infrastructure including highways,” said Todd Smith, Minister of Energy. “Our agreement with Ivy, ONroute and Canadian Tire to construct EV chargers at all of the province’s 23 ONroute stations is an important step forward, allowing EV owners to travel our great province with more freedom and confidence. This deployment will reduce barriers to EV ownership, supporting Ontario’s growing EV manufacturing market and critical minerals sector, and help achieve Ontario’s goal of building at least 400,000 electric and hybrid vehicles by 2030.”
According to the news release, there are 66,757 EVs registered in Ontario as of October 2021. The province anticipates that one out of every three automobiles sold will be electric by 2030.