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{{as of|2021|3}}, there were about 3,500 [[electric vehicle]]s registered in [[Alberta]], equivalent to about 0.1% of all vehicles in the province.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/electric-vehicles-future-analysis-1.6298596|date=2021-12-28|access-date=2022-04-20|title=A wave of electric vehicles is coming at us. Are we ready?|first=Trevor|last=Howlett|work=CBC News}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://amainsider.com/why-the-future-is-bright-for-electric-cars-in-alberta/|title=Why the Future is Bright for Electric Cars in Alberta|first=Andrew|last=Raven|work=AMA Insider|access-date=2022-05-15}}</ref>
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As of March 2021, there were about 3,500 electric vehicles registered in Alberta, equivalent to about 0.1% of all vehicles in the province.[1][2]

Government policy

As of May 2022, the provincial government does not offer any tax incentives for electric vehicle purchases.[3]

Charging stations

As of January 2022, there were 255 public charging stations in Alberta.[4]

Public opinion

In a poll conducted in 2021 by KPMG, 54% of Albertans said it was "likely" or "very likely" that their next vehicle purchase would be electric.[5]

By region

Calgary

As of August 2021, there were about 3,000 electric vehicles in Calgary.[6] As of January 2022, there were about 200 public charging stations in the city.[7]

References

  1. ^ Howlett, Trevor (December 28, 2021). "A wave of electric vehicles is coming at us. Are we ready?". CBC News. Retrieved April 20, 2022.
  2. ^ Raven, Andrew. "Why the Future is Bright for Electric Cars in Alberta". AMA Insider. Retrieved May 15, 2022.
  3. ^ Firby, Doug (May 20, 2022). "Another Prairie drought: EVs hard to find as Canada heads toward net-zero goal". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  4. ^ Yakub, Mehanaz (January 25, 2022). "Alberta gets $2 million in federal funds to double public EV charging infrastructure by 2023". Electric Autonomy. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  5. ^ Henderson, Jennifer (April 25, 2022). "Rise of EVs will require smarter, greener electricity grid: expert". Alberta Prime Times. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
  6. ^ Dao, Christa (August 17, 2021). "Officials forecast hundreds of thousands of electric vehicles in Alberta by 2041". Global News. Retrieved May 15, 2022.
  7. ^ Bruch, Kayla (January 24, 2022). "Thousands of Albertans get behind the wheel of an EV, Calgary opens new charging stations". CityNews. Retrieved July 24, 2022.