Electric vehicles are getting a jolt in the N.W.T. — with the promise of funding for a network of charging stations and the recent installation of Yellowknife's first public level 3 charger.

The territorial government announced $3.6 million would be invested in a corridor of charging stations stretching from Yellowknife down to the Alberta border on Thursday. 

The money, roughly half of which comes from the federal government, will be used to build stations in Fort Providence, Enterprise, Hay River, Fort Smith and Buffalo Junction where Highway 5 and 6 connect. The level 3 charging stations, (also called direct current fast chargers) can fully charge an electric vehicle in about 30 minutes, and the territory hopes the corridor will be running by December 2024.