The County of Wellington has opened three new electric vehicle charging stations, including one in Downtown Guelph behind the Guelph-Wellington Social Service Office at 136 Wyndham St. N.
The other two new charging stations are located at the Puslinch Library (29 Brock Road South) and the Arthur Library-Medical Centre (110 Charles Street, Arthur).
The three Level 3 vehicle charging stations are funded through a $215,076 grant from province's Electric Vehicle Grant Programme.
The Level 3 charging stations, also known as Direct Current Fast Chargers (DCFC), use a 480-volt system that allows drivers to charge electric vehicle batteries up to 80 per cent in approximately 30 minutes," said a news release from the county. "These stations charge approximately eight times faster than Level 2 charging stations."
"Investing in these charging stations has strengthened Wellington County's sustainable infrastructure and provided more environmental options to our communities,” said Warden Dennis Lever in the same news release.
"We are very pleased to be working with the Government of Ontario on this project, and to be continuing Wellington County's commitment to environmental initiatives."
All the charging stations are free until July 1.