Does Regina need more electric car charging stations?

City officials have been asked to look into the topic of a public electric car charging stationfor Regina.

Council member Wade Murray brought the question to council Monday night and it was handed over to officials to research.

"There's more and more electric cars coming on the market," Murray said. "We're seeing more and more people choose those electric cars. The next question is, does it make sense for municipalities to help support that green initiative?"

There are already at least threeprivate car charging stations in operation in Regina at hotels and retail locations and at least one more in the works.

However, Murray said he wants to know if there's a market in Regina for a publiccar charging service and what role the city should play.

"How do we roll it out? Does it make sense? Are we even somebody who should be involved in it?" Murray said. "There are businesses and hotels that have [car chargers] because they want to encourage people to come to their business. Does city hall need to do that?"

The plan is for city staff tocome back with some answers at a later date.