Volkswagen Canada will present three years of limitless, complimentary ultra-fast charging for its new all-electric 2021 VW ID4.

The free charging begins on the date of buy for brand new house owners and will likely be supplied by Electrify Canada. 

The information comes simply weeks after Electrify Canada introduced plans to increase its community of ultra-fast chargers to greater than 100 charging stations from 27 stations with 108 chargers. The community will likely be comprised of greater than 500 particular person chargers throughout Canada by the top of 2025. The enlargement additionally builds the community protection to 9 provinces from 4, starting in Halifax within the east to Victoria, B.C. within the west. 

“As Electrify Canada continues to increase its community throughout Canada and makes fast-charging extra accessible, it’s even simpler for customers to make the transition to an EV,” Robert Barrosa, senior director of gross sales, enterprise growth and advertising at Electrify Canada, stated a press release. “Collaborating with Volkswagen Canada to supply complimentary charging can improve the EV possession expertise, serving to us transfer in direction of our objective to make electrical mobility a viable answer for all.” 

Electrify Canada presents 150-kW and 350-kW chargers that work with a wide range of electrical autos.

When paired with Electrify Canada’s fast-charging expertise, the Volkswagen D.4, the automaker’s first all-electric SUV, can cost from 5 per cent to 80 per cent in about 38 minutes, the corporate stated. 

As a part of the three-year deal, clients can entry Electrify Canada’s 24-hour Buyer Contact Centre for help and handle their charging session with Electrify Canada cellular app, which locates chargers and tracks charging periods with their good telephone. 

“The brand new ID4 is designed and engineered to encourage customers to make the change to electrical by providing all of the strengths of [an] SUV, with efficiency, packaging and worth,” VW Canada CEO Pierre Boutin stated in a press release. “This collaboration with Electrify Canada permits us to reinforce the general buyer expertise, by providing complimentary, seamless fast- charging for his or her first three years of possession.” 

The ID4 begins at $46,945, together with transport however excludes federal and provincial EV rebates.