Electric Vehicle and Alternative Fuel Infrastructure Deployment Initiative
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What is EVAFIDI?
The Electric Vehicle and Alternative Fuel Infrastructure Deployment Initiative (EVAFIDI) was launched by Natural Resources Canada in 2016 to provide funding to organizations to help establish:
- a coast to coast network of EV fast-chargers along core routes and highways
- natural gas refuelling sites along key freight corridors
- hydrogen refuelling sites in major cities
This public infrastructure will help Canadians feel confident making the switch to low- or zero-emission vehicles. EVAFIDI has now ended. The Program is no longer launching Request for Proposals.
Sites funded by EVAFIDI
Includes sites that have signed a contribution agreement but are not yet installed
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Distribution of infrastructure
British Columbia
- Electric: 285
- Hydrogen: 4
- Natural gas: 3
Alberta
- Electric: 67
- Natural gas: 1
Saskatchewan
- Electric: 51
Manitoba
- Electric: 30
Ontario
- Electric: 281
- Hydrogen: 1
- Natural gas: 5
Quebec
- Electric: 236
- Hydrogen: 1
- Natural gas: 4
New Brunswick
- Electric: 32
Prince Edward Island
- Electric: 6
Nova Scotia
- Electric: 17
Newfoundland
- Electric: 33
Yukon
- Electric: 14
Approved VS. Targets
Electric
- Approved: 1090
- Program target: 1000
Hydrogen
- Approved: 10
- Program target: 15
Natural gas
- Approved: 22
- Program target: 21
Charger/Station status
- Open – Electric: 1052/1090
- Open – Hydrogen: 6/15
- Open – Natural gas: 14/22
What is the impact of EVAFIDI?
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Participating organizations gained skills and knowledge
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Local contractors and electricians learned how to install infrastructure
58 organizations
received funding to install chargers or build refuelling stations
- Municipalities
- Utilities
- Retailers
- Provinces & Territories
- Universities & Colleges
- Charging/refuelling companies
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For every $1 NRCan invested,
$2 of outside funding was leveraged.
$260 MILLION in total investments
What participants say about the Program
What worked
- Funding catalyzed projects that would not otherwise have happened
- Program helped organizations build the business case to invest
- Participants had a high level of overall satisfaction with the Program
- Participants appreciated the day-to-day support from NRCan staff
- Risk management by NRCan helped ensure the success of projects
Feedback for future programs
- Provide more technical guidance to help participants anticipate challenges and costs, based on real-world experiences from past participants
- Adjust timelines to align with organizations’ approval cycles and the construction season and give ample notice
- Create tailored programs for different kinds of organizations at different stages of deployment
- Continue to help participants access other sources of funding that can be stacked or integrated with federal funding
- Offer higher funding limits where appropriate
Canada needs to scale up its zero-emission vehicle infrastructure
Canada has committed to building 50,000 new EV charging and hydrogen refuelling sites.
What needs to be done to take the next step?
- Scale up programs
- Ensure equitable access and converage
- Focus on net-zero compatible technologies
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Have questions?
Email us at ZEV-infra-VEZ@nrcan-rncan.gc.ca
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