Feds invest $2.6 million in Nunavik electric vehicle infrastructure – Nunatsiaq News
Apr 29, 2022
The federal government is investing $2.6 million into electric vehicle infrastructure in Nunavik.
Federal Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson announced Wednesday that Montreal-based TUGLIQ Energy Co. will receive the funding to demonstrate and assess the use of electric vehicle technology, such as charging stations, tied to a hybrid diesel-renewable smart grid.
TUGLIQ will install recharge stations at Raglan Mine in Nunavik and Minerai de fer Quebec’s Bloom Lake Mine, in northern Quebec, according to a Natural Resources Canada webpage on the project. Two trucks and one bus at each mine will use the stations, and their batteries will be kept warm using a block heater.
The setup will allow TUGLIQ to learn more about challenges associated with cold-weather charging, including charging fleets of vehicles overnight using a limited, isolated grid.
