Charging accessibility in urban areas: A growing challenge
The shift to electric vehicles is underway. In densely populated neighborhoods in major cities, however, access to private parking is a challenge for EV drivers who have to park on the street and therefore do not have access to their own home charging station.
Neighborhood charging station islands: A possible solution?
The solution tested for this pilot project is based on the idea of offering a charging solution at curbside charging stations in densely populated areas, particularly through the shared use of parking spaces that are empty in the evening and at night. For instance, they can be located in school, church or shopping center parking lots.
Schools at the heart of neighborhood charging
As part of this pilot project, which is being carried out in close collaboration with the La Capitale school service center in the city of Québec and the Marguerite-Bourgeoys school service center in Montréal, four schools will be equipped with Level-2 Electric Circuit charging stations.
- École Sans-Frontière (Vanier-Ville de Québec)
- Centre Louis-Jolliet (Limoilou-Ville de Québec)
- Centre d’éducation des adultes (Verdun-Montréal)
- Champlain École des Saules-Rieurs (Verdun-Montréal)
Shared access and time-of-use rates
During the day, the charging stations are reserved for school employees and in the evening, they are open to neighborhood residents. A reduced night rate will also be in place to encourage residents to use the charging stations outside peak hours.
Parking period |
Rate |
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Day
7 a.m. to 6 p.m.
(Charging stations reserved for school employees, except when the school is closed*)
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$2/hour |
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DURING CHARGING SESSION
6 p.m. to 7 a.m.
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$1/hour |
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NIGHT – ONCE CHARGING SESSION HAS ENDED
(This rate applies when the vehicle is connected to the charging station, but the charging session has ended.)
|
$0.20/hour |
After the pilot project
Based on the results of the pilot project, time-of-use rates will be implemented throughout the Electric Circuit, and it will be determined whether Hydro-Québec will be responsible for the rollout of L2 charging stations reserved for EV drivers who do not have access to a private charging station.
This one-year pilot project is possible thanks to the collaboration between the La Capitale school service center in the city of Québec and the Marguerite-Bourgeoys school service center in Montréal.
