The City of Kelowna will continue its partnership with FortisBC to bring at least four more electric car charging stations to the city.
In 2016, Kelowna installed two city provided charging stations in the parking lot of the Okanagan Heritage Museum.
According to a report set to be presented to council on Monday, four “fast charging” stations will be installed this spring including another in the museum parking lot, one at Centennial Park in Rutland and two at Kelowna Airport.
Fast chargers take only half an hour to reach an 80% charge, the city plans to charge $9 for a 30-minute charge.
With the financial aid of grants, FortisBC contributes the chargers and installs the machines while the Kelowna provides the necessary electricity.
The report states that transportation is Kelowna's biggest source of greenhouse gas emissions, but only 1% of vehicles licensed in the city are electric.
B.C. has said that all new vehicle sales in the province will be zero-emission by 2040.
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