Dear Editor,
Re: “Who pays for power?”, Letters, August 5.
As an EV owner, I understand the controversies and debates regarding EVs given its infancy compared to internal combustion engine vehicles.
The letter from the concerned citizen claiming those who charge their EVs at the Steveston Community Centre are “getting free charging” is misinforming readers, as users are in fact paying $2 per hour for the first two hours and $5 per hour thereafter for these Level 2 chargers; for Level 3 chargers, users pays $8 per hour for a 25kW and $16 per hour for a 50kW station.
Given the science behind climate change, all levels of government are enacting policies to address the issue.
The federal government announced in June that 100 per cent of car and passenger truck sales in Canada will be zero-emission by 2035.
Our provincial government passed the Zero-Emission Vehicles Act in 2019 that requires automakers to meet sales of light-duty vehicles of 10 per cent by 2025, 30 per cent by 2030 and 100 per cent by 2040.
Given these projected timelines, Canadians have less than 20 years to adapt.
Pui-Yin Sit
RICHMOND
