The Ontario government says Wednesday that it will build 500 electric car charging stations in more than 250 locations across the province by 2017. The numbers are confusing because locations may have multiple stations that charge cars at different speeds. The most powerful stations are level three that top up a car to 80 per cent in something like 30 minutes.The list at this link shows the proposed Toronto stations and there are not too many very convenient to South Bayview.
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One is slated for the Foresters property near Eglinton Ave. E and Don Mills Road but the list does not name the level of recharging capacity. Drivers will be able to pay to charge their vehicles with their credit cards, similar to paying for gas at a regular gas station. But as the electric car world well knows, the time required to charge a vehicle (unless it is plugged in overnight at home) sometimes seems prohibitive.