BC Transit to build first electric charging station in Victoria
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BC Transit will start construction of its first electric vehicle charging station in Victoria this spring.
BC Transit will start construction of its first electric vehicle charging station in Victoria this spring.
Construction of the charging station will begin in April and will include 10 charging dispensers and one overhead charger for high-speed charging and testing, as well as a range of power distribution equipment.
The new charging infrastructure is being set up at BC Transit's Gorge Road East facility before the region's first electric buses arrive in the summer.
BC Transit will add 10 electric buses to its fleet in the Victoria Regional Transit system this year, as part of its goal to convert its entire fleet to electric vehicles by 2040.
The region's first electric bus arrived in December, but only on a testing basis.
BC Transit says its demonstration bus is "providing valuable learning opportunities" for the company to see how electric buses operate in the city.
No traffic delays are expected to occur during construction at the Gorge Road East facility in April.
