Queens Place Emera Centre. File photo by Ed Halverson

There could be more fast-charging stations for electric vehicles in the Liverpool area.

The region will enter an agreement with Tesla to do a feasibility study about installing new supercharging EV stations at Queens Place Emera Centre.

There is one fast-charging station now at the Sobeys in Liverpool. There are also chargers at the Best Western and at White Point Beach Resort. Nova Scotia Power plans two other fast-charging stations near the visitor information centre on the waterfront. 

Mayor Scott Christian said Region of Queens council discussed the agreement in a closed session this week.

“This is very much actual technical feasibility. Can we get enough electrical supply there? Will the grid support it?”

He said the new stations would likely support any electric vehicle.

“My understanding is that anyone with a modern EV has an adaptor. They’re the fourth-generation ones with super high-speed capabilities.”

Christian said the municipality will consult with Nova Scotia Power on the technical aspects of installing the equipment at Queens Place.

Close up of the Hybrid car electric charger station. Photo AdobeStock

The province’s electric utility wants to give drivers of electric vehicles another reason to stop in Liverpool.

Nova Scotia Power has approached the Region of Queens about installing a charging station on municipally owned property in downtown Liverpool.

The Nova Scotia Power website shows a single charging station at the Sobeys in Liverpool. The next nearest opportunities for EV drivers to charge up are locations in  Bridgewater or Shelburne.

The utility would like to install the charging station around the Visitor Information Centre on Henry Hensey Drive along the Mersey River.

Mayor Darlene Norman says as any local resident will tell you, that parking lot is prone to flooding and staff are working with NS Power to find a more suitable location.

“Richard Lane, our Economic Director is taking the lead on this, and it’s somewhere around, somewhere on municipal property in the Liverpool, Main [Street] area,” said Norman.

The new service will come at no cost to Region of Queens taxpayers as NS Power plans to pick up the tab on the entire project.

Mayor Norman didn’t say when the proposed charging station could be operational.

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