EV Canada Newsletter - $10K for no EV chargers?

Weekly Recap Issue #15 - Tuesday, April 26th, 2022

Canada

Enedym Inc. partners with Indian manufacturer to develop EV technologies.

A technology company, Enedym Inc., based out of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, that develops next generation reluctance motors (SRMs) and electrified powertrains has formed a partnership with Sona Comstar based out of New Delhi. Sona Comstar is India’s leading auto components manufacturer and is looking to develop technologies for targeting 2-wheel, 3-wheel and 4-wheel electric vehicles with motors ranging from 10kW to 40kW. In India, 3-wheelers are leading the way as India transitions to EVs.

$10,000 annual fee for gas stations without EV charging proposal in Vancouver.

Vancouver is hoping to increase the the number of EV charging stations across the city by proposing a policy that would charge gas stations and parking lots $10,000 per year for failing to provide charging stations for electric vehicles.

Currently, the cost of a business license is $263 for a gas station and $163 for parking lots. If businesses are hoping to avoid the increased license fee, they would have to make charging stations available in 2025. Parking lots with less than 60 stalls would be exempt.

Gas stations would be required to provide 50 kilowatts of charging power. Parking lots would have to provide at least 26.6 kilowatts.

Limited charging options for electric vehicles remains a significant barrier to EV adoption, according to a 2021 survey of 12,000 Vancouver residents conducted for the city. Nearly 40 per cent of Vancouver’s CO2 emissions come from vehicles.

The City of Vancouver estimates that the cost to install the required charging stations would be $136,000 for gas stations and $100,000 for parking lots. They also estimate that businesses could be expected to recoup those costs in seven or eight years.

My take:Not sure if this is the best approach, as $10,000 per year in a fee rather than $100,000 to $136,000 to install a charging station makes financial since for the first 10-13 years. The cost for installing charging stations could be decreasing over the years to come as well. In my opinion, I believe incentives help more, but it would take more city funds rather than attributing the cost to businesses.

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Lincoln has recently revealed their first EV concept - the Star. 

The Lincoln Star is a luxury electric SUV which the company is hoping will start their EV journey in the right direction.

The Star looks sporty with modern luxury. There are a few new features that are absolutely stunning such as the front trunk, which is covered with electrochromatic glass that turns transparent while in motion. The A-pillars (at the front) and D-pillars (the back) even use 3D-printed metal technology to allow more natural light.

It starts to go into the realm of ultra-luxury with the interior, which includes lounge-like wraparound rear seating. It also features "rejuvenation moods" that sync displays, sounds and even scents to calm or reinvigorate you, such as Coastal Morning (complete with sea mist scent) and Evening Chill (evergreen).

Also in the interior, a giant panoramic display provides both the essentials as well as a canvas for those moods, with a much smaller control screen sitting underneath. The Star connects to other vehicles and city grids, and promises driving assistants that help with parking, vision and other common problems.

Lincoln hasn't released much information on the Star, but has indicated that the Star will not be a production vehicle - it will simply be a staple for Lincoln's EV ambitions. However, we can expect some of their EV production models to share similar technology but on a smaller scale. Lincoln plans to launch four EVs by 2026, and expects more than half of its sales to come from electric-only models by 2025.

A new announcement from GM regarding its Ultium platform that powers their electric vehicles.

Ultium-based EVs will be capable of capturing and repurposing waste energy from the battery to increase range, reduce energy for heating and increase charging speed.

The Ultium Platform will recover recover and store the waste heat from the Ultium propulsion system. The Ultium Platform will capture and then deploy energy stored through the various recovery processes to heat the cabin more quickly in cold weather. The Ultium's energy recovery methods can provide their EVs with approximately 10% more range, quicker charging and more power when compared to non-energy recovering EVs.

“Having a ground-up EV architecture gives us the freedom to build in standard features like Ultium’s energy recovery capabilities,” said Doug Parks, GM executive vice president, Global Product Development, Purchasing and Supply Chain. “This helps us squeeze more efficiency, performance and overall customer benefit out of our EVs.”

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