Oct 6, 2026 · 56 min · 12 segments
With fuel costs seesawing every day, interest in electric vehicles is increasing. Today on the show we speak with experienced EV drivers about what it takes to change gears from a gas car to an…
You see charging networks in different provinces from Electrify Canada and Ivey and some of the service stations and so on.
And you'll see fast chargers, so your stops will be not long enough to sit down and have a meal, but long enough for a bathroom break, grab a coffee and a sandwich.
Mm-hmm.
that's the reality of elsewhere in Canada, and it improves in different places around the world.
In Newfoundland, with the low number of EVs on the road and the very large geographic area, we don't have that market yet to warrant setting up those chargers.
So we are dependent on... utilities, Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro and originally Newfoundland Power, to install charging infrastructure because that helps in boost electricity sales.
So for now, until we hit that sort of market penetration, for now, we need to empower those utilities to put in charging as best as possible.
that I go from western Newfoundland to St. John's on a regular basis, a monthly basis.
I'm finding right now I'm having to sometimes wait, as opposed to before I just show up.
You see charging networks in different provinces from Electrify Canada and Ivey and some of the service stations and so on.
And you'll see fast chargers, so your stops will be not long enough to sit down and have a meal, but long enough for a bathroom break, grab a coffee and a sandwich.
Mm-hmm.
that's the reality of elsewhere in Canada, and it improves in different places around the world.
In Newfoundland, with the low number of EVs on the road and the very large geographic area, we don't have that market yet to warrant setting up those chargers.
So we are dependent on... utilities, Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro and originally Newfoundland Power, to install charging infrastructure because that helps in boost electricity sales.
So for now, until we hit that sort of market penetration, for now, we need to empower those utilities to put in charging as best as possible.
that I go from western Newfoundland to St. John's on a regular basis, a monthly basis.
I'm finding right now I'm having to sometimes wait, as opposed to before I just show up.
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