This article was written and edited before Krystyna Lagowski passed away in October, 2023. She was a valued member of the Globe Drive team, contributing regularly since 2022 on topics including electric vehicles, charging infrastructure, car buyer protection and dealer regulation.
It didn’t take long for Mr. Constantine to figure out the public charging network with PlugShare, a free charger-locating app. For all Canadians to be able to charge their cars after gas-powered cars are phased out in the next few decades, it’s clear the public charging infrastructure needs improvement – and fast.
At first, he was plugging it in to the 120-volt electric outlet on the bollard at his Ottawa condo’s parking spot; Teslas get about three to five kilometres of charge per hour on those kinds of outlets.