Electrify Canada is a corporation formed by

Electrify America Electrify America is an electric vehicle Charging station, DC fast charging station network in the United States, with more than 788 charging locations and over 3,531 individual charging units . It is a subsidiary of Volkswagen Group of America, ...

and Volkswagen Group to build

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(EV) direct current (DC)

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in Canada.

Overview

Electrify Canada was established by

and Volkswagen Group in 2018. While Electrify America was originally formed due to the

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settlement, Electrify Canada was a strategic decision to support VW's EV Sales in the country. The company opened its first charging station in September 2019. The company has over 100 chargers at 30 charging stations across Quebec, Ontario, Alberta, British Columbia, and Saskatchewan as of March 2024. Electrify Canada stations offer charging speeds between 150 kW to 350 kW. The company offers both Combined Charging System ( CCS) and CHAdeMO connectors at their charging stations. In 2023 the company announced it would begin offering Tesla's

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connectors, in addition to the existing connectors, by 2025. In December 2023, Electrify Canada announced it would begin billing users by

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instead of by the amount of time used.

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Electrify Canada

Electrify America
Charging stations Electric vehicle infrastructure developers Volkswagen Group 2018 establishments in Ontario Companies based in Ontario

Overview

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