The United States and Canada have announced plans for a common EV charging corridor connecting the two countries.
Dubbed the Binational Electric Vehicle Corridor, the project aims to place electric vehicle fast chargers within a 50-mile gap between Kalamazoo, Michigan and Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, according to a Department of Transportation press release. United States Transportation. A timeline for construction has not been given.
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“The US and Canada have long had a fruitful partnership on transportation issues, and in that spirit, we are proud to announce the first US-Canada tram corridor,” said Transport Secretary transport Pete Buttigieg said in a statement.
According to officials, the international charging corridor will connect Canada — where one in 10 new vehicles is zero-emissions — to a 7.5 million U.S. network of planned charging states funded by 7.5 million dollars. billion dollars dedicated under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Act, as well as 75,000 miles of highways designated as Alternative Fuel Corridors and thus EV charging. And it will effectively connect what was once the traditional hub of the North American auto industry.
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Starting at Kalamazoo, which was once the home of taxi manufacturer Checker, the route will pass through other auto manufacturing hubs in Michigan before passing through Ontario—another auto manufacturing hub that’s increasingly becoming important in the electric vehicle transition.
Ford, for example, is capable of assembling a Three-row electric SUV in Oakville, Ont. Volkswagen also chose the Canadian province for the first North American region PowerCo EV . Battery Factory. Windsor, Ontario, is about to become a EV operations center for Stellantis—if Canadian support is approved. And General Motors assembled BrightDrop . electric truck and commercial trucks in Ontario.
