Electric vehicles move closer to widespread use.

A new free high-speed charging station north of Toronto may be a sign that the barriers to widespread adoption of electric vehicles in Canada are being dismantled.
"I expect that within the next five to 10 years, we'll have moved significantly along [on] some of them. And we'll continue to move forward, because the electrified vehicle, I think, is something that's here," says Charlotte Yates, dean of social sciences at McMaster University in Hamilton.
Yates, who is currently working on a $2.1-million study on the effect of public policy on Canada's automotive industry, says public infrastructure is the key.
"What infrastructure do we need for people who own electric vehicles where they know it's easy to charge them, it's quick to charge them, there are lots of spots to charge them, not only within the city, but perhaps along the highway?" she asks.


source: cbc Canada