Electric Mobility Strategy

Electric Mobility Update Report going to the Environment, Infrastructure and Community services Committee on June 28, 203.

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The Electric Mobility Strategy report is going to the Environment, Infrastructure and Community Services Committee on September 15, 2022.

The purpose of this report is to present the Electric Mobility Strategy which provides a pathway for the community of Burlington to transition to electric mobility, a key program area identified in the Climate Action Plan necessary to achieve the target to become a net carbon neutral community by 2050. Along with the report, you will find:

• The Electric Vehicle Strategy
• The Electric Mobility Engagement Report
• The Electric Mobility Engagement Summary

Thanks to everyone that provided feedback that helped to shape the strategy.

The City is adding more EV (electric vehicle) charging stations to support electric mobility in our community. With funding support from TAF (The Atmospheric Fund), we are installing eight more charging stations each with two charging plugs at:

• Appleby Ice Centre (2 stations)
• Haber Community Centre/Norton Park
• Mainway Ice Centre
• Mountainside Community Centre
• Nelson Recreation Centre
• Tansley Woods Community Centre (2 stations)

The TAF funding is helping us to expand our existing inventory of 22 publicly available charging stations that are primarily located in the downtown core, many of which were also supported through funding programs, to other areas of the city.

So far in 2022, we have installed three stations located at:

• Central Arena (two stations with one located by an accessible parking stall)
• Elgin Street Promenade (parking lot 1)

Stay tuned for more announcements as we pursue other funding sources.

Connection to climate change and other plans and programs

The transportation sector is the largest single source of emissions in our community.

Electric mobility was identified in the community-based Climate Action Plan approved by City Council in 2020 as a key program area to help meet the target to become a net carbon neutral community by 2050. The City is partnering with BurlingtonGreen to develop an Electric Mobility Strategy as a community road map to support future investments in this area.

The City is also working on an Integrated Mobility Plan with a focus on moving people via sustainable options such as active (walking, cycling, etc.) and public transit.

Want more information?

Check out the Electric Mobility Strategy and the Integrated Mobility Plan at getinvolvedburlington.ca and the City’s inventory of EV charging stations at burlington.ca/ev.

Informed by community and stakeholder insights, in addition to best practices from leading municipalities, the following proposed action areas have been identified to support higher EV (electric vehicle) and micro e-mobility (e-bikes and e-scooters) uptake in Burlington. There are 32 recommended actions which fall under the following four themes:

1. Charging Infrastructure and Grid Capacity
2. City Leadership
3. Education and Awareness
4. Equity and Accessibility

Feedback can be provided through the four different surveys available under each theme. You can choose to respond to one or more survey, which are open until July 3^rd at 11:59 pm.

The final Electric Mobility Strategy is scheduled to be presented to the EICS Committee in September 2022.

Are you interested in testing an Electric Vehicle (EV)? Plug’n Drive is coming to town with their MEET - Mobile Electric vehicle Education Trailer. They will have four different EV models available for test drives and EV specialists ready to answer all your questions in a sales-free, no pressure environment.

Plug’n Drive MEET event details:

• Central Recreation Centre (the Arena parking lot), 519 Drury Lane
• April 23 to May 20
  • Thursdays, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
  • Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• Registration is now open to book a date and time

This is a great opportunity to test drive an electric vehicle in your community.

Surveys are available for residents to complete to identify opportunities and barriers for supporting and encouraging electric mobility in Burlington. Participants have the opportunity to complete one or more surveys on:

• Plug-in electric vehicles (includes both full battery electric vehicles and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles)
• Electric bikes
• Electric scooters

Surveys closed for submissions on March 31 at 11:59 p.m. Thank you to everyone that submitted their feedback.