Polo Park going green

Cadillac Fairview (CF) announced on Tuesday April 11, 2017 that it will be introducing a national electric vehicle (EV) charging program, with plans to deploy a fleet of new networked chargers at 15 CF properties across Canada including CF Polo Park in Winnipeg. 

 The company is partnering with FLO to install a fleet of networked electric vehicle chargers across the country adding to a pool of more than 3,000 charging stations across Canada.

“As pioneers in the EV charging space, FLO has the expertise and infrastructure to support this program, while providing Canadians with an intuitive and reliable charging experience. We believe the addition of these new chargers at CF shopping centres will help alleviate range anxiety and provide EV drivers with superior destinations to recharge in more ways than one.” said John Massey, Vice President, Operations, Ontario Portfolio, Cadillac Fairview.

“By partnering with Cadillac Fairview, FLO continues its mission to fulfil EV drivers’ charging needs wherever they are—at home, at work or on the go—by allowing them to charge while they shop at some of the best and busiest shopping centres in the country, ” said Louis Tremblay, President and CEO of FLO. “Making charging infrastructure available is a key factor to expand and facilitate EV adoption throughout the country.”

The EV charging site in Winnipeg will be built to support a minimum of three chargers, operating at two different capacities. Each site will accommodate two Level 2 chargers as well as one universal fast charger. Level 2 chargers require approximately 3 to 4 hours to replenish 80 per cent of a vehicle’s capacity, while universal fast chargers require approximately 30 minutes to reach the same capacity.  

Flo networked chargers allow customers to monitor and pay for their charging sessions in real time via a smartphone app.

When the project is completed this year CF will have more than 100 charging stations connected to the Flo network across Canada.

-New4 Staff-

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