Natural Resources Canada and NB Power contributed a combined $1.27 million for seven new charging stations in Campbellton, Caraquet, Shediac, St. Andrews, St. Stephen, Sussex and Fredericton. The province now has 93 places to plug in an electric vehicle. Local MP Karen Ludwig said the new locations were chosen to ensure drivers could get between stations without running out of fuel. (Telegraph-Journal)

Talking point: Widespread use of electric vehicles in North America depends on more charging infrastructure. But New Brunswick’s network has yet to drive many cars onto the roads—there were only 97 in the province as of September 2017, according to research firm FleetCarma. The chargers aren’t being used much. The CBC checked four locations that were launched in October 2017 and found they had been used by between one and three cars each in December that year. Still, the federal government continues to fund new builds via its $182.5-million Electric Vehicle and Alternative Fuel Infrastructure Deployment Initiative, of which $14.47 million has been allocated so far.