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The Ontario government says it is going to make it easier for electric vehicle owners to install chargers in condo buildings by reducing the requirements needed to get installation approval from their buildings.

New changes that will come into effect on May 1 will also prevent condo boards from rejecting an owner’s application to install electric vehicle chargers, as long as the owner met certain conditions.

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“These new rules to facilitate the installation of electric vehicle charging systems will remove barriers to condo residents who own electric vehicles, or are thinking about purchasing on, by enabling them to charge their vehicles where they live,” the government said in a statement released Monday.

Ontario’s Minister of Government and Consumer Services Tracy MacCharles said one of the largest factors that discourages people from purchasing electric vehicle is concerns about charging.