Where to find charging stations for your Volvo EV in Kitchener-Waterloo

The adoption of electric vehicles is completely shifting how people move from one place to another and Volvo customers have taken note. The Swedish automaker marked a 63.9% increase in fully-electric or plug-in hybrid powertrain models last year, making up 27% of the company’s total sales for 2021. Those numbers are only expected to grow as sales numbers for 2022 roll in. 

While there’s no arguing the power and pleasing aesthetic of Volvo’s entire EV line-up, including last year’s top selling XC60, the compact luxury crossover SUV. Still, once the excitement of the new purchase settles, owners are often curious to find the nearest charging stations in their area.

Fast charging EV stations in Kitchener-Waterloo

Kitchener-Waterloo is going to great lengths to ensure a net zero future. Last year $810,000 was invested into the area’s electric vehicle charging station infrastructure. Today, the Kitchener-Waterloo area has over 120 public charging stations dotted across the region, including both Level 2 and Level 3 charging ports, many of which are free of charge.

“Zero-emission vehicles like EVs are a crucial part of meeting our local climate targets, and our draft plan calls for half of local vehicles to be converted in the next decade,” said Karen Redman, Regional Chair of the Waterloo Region, in a release. “This significant expansion of publically available chargers will make it easier than ever for people across our region to make their next vehicle an electric one and help solve climate change.” 

EV charging stations in Kitchener

Kitchener currently has 71 public EV charging ports in the community and 85% of them are Level 2, which charges five to seven times quicker than a Level 1 charger, according to Charge Hub, a digital resource for all things EV. Sixty percent of Kitchener’s EV charging stations offer free charges to motorists.

Here are three popular electric vehicle charging stations in Kitchener:

Waterloo Region Museum

Address: 10 Huron Rd, Kitchener, ON N2P 2R7

Charge type: Level 2

Cost: $1/per hour

Fairview Park Mall

Address: 2960 Kingsway Drive, Kitchener, ON N2C 1X1

Charge type: Level 2 & Level 3 options

Cost: $1.50/per hour (Level 2); or $20/per hour (Level 3)

Tim Hortons

Address: 1475 Victoria Street North, Kitchener, ON N2B 3E4

Charge type: Level 2

Cost: First 60 minutes free, $2.50/per hour after

EV charging stations in Waterloo

Waterloo is ensuring its EV drivers are able to keep their environmentally friendly machines topped up with power by offering 52 stations in town. More than 90% of the ports are Level 2 and about half of them are free to use, at least for the first hour.

Here are three of the most popular EV charging stations in Waterloo:

Laurier University

Address: 75 University Avenue West, Waterloo, ON N2L 3C5

Charge type: Level 2

Cost: Free

Conestoga Mall 

Address: 550 King Street North, Waterloo, ON N2L 5W6

Charge type: Level 2

Cost: $1.50/per hour

Region of Waterloo

Address: 1001 Erb Street West, Waterloo, ON, N2J 3Z4

Charge type: Level 2

Cost: $1/ per hour