Electric vehicle drivers can now charge up in Behchoko and Fort Smith. 

In a Feb. 4 news release, the GNWT and NT Energy announced the installation of a new charging station in each South Slave community. Both stations include two 100 kW Level 3 chargers and two 19.2 kW chargers. 

The new stations have been installed as part of the GNWTSA国际影视传媒檚 2030 energy strategy and 2022-2025 Energy Action Plan, which together seek to reduce transportation emissions, and, ultimately, create a zero-emission vehicle corridor from Yellowknife to the Alberta border. 

The government is investing in hydroelectric-powered communities specifically to encourage the adoption of electric vehicles, promote energy affordability and fight climate change. 

"With the installation of EV fast chargers in Behchoko and Fort Smith, the NWT continues its work to establish a zero-emission vehicle corridor and contribute to a more sustainable energy future for the North," said Infrastructure Minister Caroline Wawzonek. "These initiatives support one of the key mandate priorities of the 20th Assembly SA国际影视传媒� to leverage federal funding to close the infrastructure gap through investments in green power generation, transmission and transportation networks.SA国际影视传媒�

Last year, the GNWT and its partners installed charging stations in Hay River, and the year before that, in Yellowknife. Plans are in place to add chargers in Fort Providence and Enterprise next year.

SA国际影视传媒淚tSA国际影视传媒檚 exciting to the see the EV corridor beginning to take shape," said Cory Strang, president of the Northwest Territories Power Corporation, the regulated sister-company of NT Energy. "Residents and visitors to the NWT with electric vehicles will soon be able to travel from the Alberta border to Yellowknife knowing that charging infrastructure is in place along the way.SA国际影视传媒�