6 electric vehicle charging stations to be set up along Highway 6: Manitoba Hydro

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Manitoba

Manitoba Hydro says charging stations for electrical vehicles volition beryllium installed on the road to Thompson.

Hydro says charging stations expected successful 6 locations on Highway 6

The Canadian Press

· Posted: Nov 06, 2025 4:17 PM EST | Last Updated: November 6

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Charging stations are to beryllium acceptable up astatine antithetic sites on Highway 6, betwixt Winnipeg and Thompson. (David Donnelly/CBC)

Manitoba Hydro says charging stations for electrical vehicles volition beryllium installed on the road to Thompson.

They are expected to beryllium located successful six spots on Highway 6 betwixt Winnipeg and the bluish hub.

There are hundreds of electrical conveyance charging stations successful the province, but astir of them are connected large highways and successful confederate communities, Manitoba Hydro said.

The Crown corp says 5 of the sites volition person chargers susceptible of topping up vehicles successful 20 to 30 minutes.

The archetypal signifier of the Crown corporation's charging web is expected to beryllium afloat operational by outpouring 2027.

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