# Growth Desk source note — EV stopover readiness (2026-08-23)

Angle selected: Greenwood should prepare an EV stopover kit before the charging traffic passes by.

Editorial status: publishable Growth Desk proposal / case-study lesson. This is not an official City plan and does not claim that Greenwood has a confirmed charger site, operator, grant, electrical-capacity approval or construction timeline.

## Direct checks preserved

Cached HTML files are under `research/http-cache-2026-08-23-ev-stopover/`.

- BC Hydro EV information — HTTP 200 via Python urllib, final URL `https://www.bchydro.com/powersmart/electric-vehicles.html` — source for B.C. EV/charging context and utility-facing questions.
- CleanBC Go Electric BC — HTTP 200 — source for provincial zero-emission vehicle program context and business/organization framing.
- Natural Resources Canada Zero Emission Vehicle Infrastructure Program — HTTP 200 at `https://natural-resources.canada.ca/energy-efficiency/transportation-energy-efficiency/zero-emission-vehicle-infrastructure-program` — source for federal charging-infrastructure program context.
- Destination BC destination management — HTTP 200 — source for destination-development framing: infrastructure should connect to visitor experience and partner readiness.
- B.C. Economic Development Services — HTTP 200 — source for diversification, partnerships, business retention and investment-attraction framing.
- Community Futures Boundary — HTTP 200 — source for local business financing/coaching/support doorway.
- City of Greenwood — HTTP 200 — source for local civic doorway and current public-notice context.
- Boundary Country — Python urllib failed with a TLS protocol alert in this run; not used for new factual claims in the article.

## Claims deliberately avoided

- No statement that Greenwood currently has or lacks a working public EV fast charger.
- No site, power-capacity, cost, grant eligibility, operator, parking, construction or maintenance claim was stated as confirmed.
- No promise that an EV charger by itself would materially reduce residential taxes.

## Human follow-up needed

Ask Chris/local contacts for candidate Highway 3 sites, existing public/private charging points, BC Hydro/FortisBC service territory details for specific lots, willing business participants, washroom/parking/signage contacts, local electrical contractors, and any property owner interested in hosting a charger or stopover sign.