Tap&Go EV’s Everywhere Project
Between 2016 and 2024, Natural Resources Canada’s Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Demonstration (EVID) Program funded projects across Canada that demonstrated next-generation electric vehicle charging infrastructure in real-world conditions. Through this program, the federal government invested $76 million nationally to help drive home grown innovative EV charging technologies from early-stage development into operational deployment.
Tap&Go EV’s Everywhere project was funded under the EVID program as part of this national initiative.
As the lead proponent, Tap & Go set out to develop and demonstrate an electric vehicle charging solution designed for mass deployment by utilities and municipalities. The project focused on enabling open-access, pay-per-use public EV charging designed for scalable deployment, reducing friction for drivers and simplifying operations for infrastructure owners.
The Everywhere project was delivered as a collaborative effort. Funding was provided by the Government of Canada through Natural Resources Canada, with support from British Columbia’s local utility, BC Hydro. Simon Fraser University contributed academic research support, producing technical papers and presenting project-related work at an IEEE conference. Local government input was provided by the City of Surrey, supporting the project’s deployment context and practical considerations.
A core objective of the project was to address persistent barriers to EV charging in multi unit residential buildings and street level parking, where site constraints, ownership models, and operational complexity have historically limited deployment. The solution was intentionally shaped to support a utility aligned approach that enables consistent, repeatable mass deployment across public and shared environments. In parallel, the project emphasized collaboration across stakeholders, incorporating technical input, regulatory requirements, and operational considerations from utilities, government partners, academic institutions, and local authorities to ensure the solution could be deployed in real world conditions at scale.
Alongside the physical charging infrastructure, the project included the development of a home-grown digital platform to support the operation and oversight of the EVSE network. The platform provides visibility into charger status, usage, and basic performance metrics, enabling remote configuration, issue identification, and day-to-day management of deployed sites. Because the platform was developed in-house, it can be adapted and modified to support different deployment models, site requirements, and use cases as the network evolves.
The project was expected to deliver a developed prototype tested in Powertech’s laboratory environment, specifications to support future mass production, and a utility-integrated digital platform.
The Tap&Go EV Everywhere Project Completion Report documents the scope of work and activities completed under the Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Demonstration (EVID) Program.
