More chargers needed

Dear Editor:

I am a student at John Black Public School in Fergus, and I am writing to talk about the lack of public electric vehicle (EV) chargers in our community.

I believe in all of Fergus there are two and in Elora there are six, which means for someone to get an EV they would most likely need to install a private charger in their garage, which means if you live in an apartment you wouldn’t be able to.

More public chargers would mean more people detouring off a road trip if they were driving in an EV. Therefore making people stop to shop at local businesses and boosting the local economy.

More public charging ports would mean that people would be encouraged to get an EV as a cheaper alternative to gas, which would help our environment. So in conclusion, more EV charging ports means more people switching, more people stopping in the area and helping benefit local shops while waiting for their vehicle to charge, and it would also mean easier accessibility if all other charging ports were taken.

Alex Lachlan,
Fergus