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Petro-Canada says it will begin to build fast charging stations for electric vehicles from Nova Scotia to British Columbia this spring.

It will install more than 50 of the stations along the Trans Canada Highway that will offer the highest levels of charging, called fast or level 3, which channel up to 200 kilowatts per hour (kWh).

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That is enough to charge an EV battery to nearly 80 per cent capacity in less than 30 minutes.

“With more than 1,800 retail and wholesale locations across the country we have the network in place to build Canada’s first electric highway, providing coast-to-coast EV charging for our customers,” said Kris Smith, executive vice president, Downstream, Suncor, in a release.

Canada shares an electric highway with the U.S, spanning from British Columbia to Washington, Oregon and California. Called the West Coast Electric Highway, fast charging stations are located every 40 to 80 kilometres along major roadways.