In an effort to improve access to clean-energy transportation options, the Capital Regional District (CRD) has implemented new electric vehicle chargers at Elk/Beaver Lake Regional Park.
Two FLO SmartTWO Level 2 EV Charging Stations have been installed in the Beaver Beach parking lot and are now available for public use. They can also support CRD Regional Parks' electric vehicle fleet charging while staff are servicing the park.
"In 2023, 22% of new car sales in B.C. were electric vehicles B次元官网网址� the highest per capita in North America," noted a news release from the CRD. "Adding EV chargers in high-visitation regional parks is not only a priority identified within the CRD Regional Parks & Trails Strategic Plan 2022-32, reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the region is also a CRD 2023-26 board priority."
Visitors looking to use the new chargers will need to have a Flo, BC Hydro, or Charge Point account, and can use the mobile app of their choice or an access card to activate the chargers. The chargers do not accept credit cards. The charging fee is $1 per hour, and the chargers have a three-hour limit. The chargers will be available for use from sunrise to sunset, and they will be listed on the online FLO map as well as on PlugShare.com.
The CRD currently has eight other publicly available EV chargers installed at CRD recreation centres and more than 60 EV chargers for electric CRD fleet vehicles at worksites across the region.
