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Electric vehicles are ready to revolutionize transportation during the 2020s because they are more efficient, lower-cost, and far less polluting. This section will examine the complex process of electrifying the global transportation system.
General
Biden shakes up the auto industry, commits EVs being 50% of new car sales by 2030 – video interview with Sam Abuelsamid, automotive engineer and EV analyst
Transportation in Canada is at the start of a revolution – Zoffee with CUTRIC CEO Dr. Josipa Petrunic
EV adoption/sales forecasts
Global EV sales ramping up faster than expected – BloombergNEF – video interview with Colin Mckerracher, head of transport analysis for BloombergNEF
72% of new vehicle sales must be EVs by 2030 for Ottawa to hit emissions targets – video interview with Brian Livingston, co-author, “Driving Ambitions: The Implications of Decarbonizing the Transportation Sector by 2030.”
EV sales caught a higher gear in 2020 and are now in the fast lane, says Wood Mackenzie – video interview with Ram Chandrasekaran, Wood Mackenzie’s principal analyst for transportation and mobility
“Light Duty Vehicle Electrification” study suggests EVs ready for strong sales growth post-COVID-19 – video interview with Sam Abuelsamid, automotive engineer and EV analyst
“Tipping point” for Electric Vehicle sales by 2025 – or earlier – video interview with Jeff Turner, clean mobility lead for Dunsky Energy Consulting
Americans love EVs, Canadians not so much – survey – video interview with pollster Mario Canseco, Research Co.
Subsidies make EVs competitive with gas-powered cars, especially in BC – video interview with economist Blake Shaffer, University of Calgary
Biden electrifying US govt fleet of 640,000 vehicles. Tipping point for EV adoption? – video interview with Joel Levin of non-profit PluginAmerica
Electric vehicles sales about to skyrocket thanks to Biden policies – video interview with Dr. Sara Hastings-Simon, Colorado School of Mines
Light duty EVs – cars and trucks
Coming soon: Electric cars that get 1,000 kms to a charge – video interview with Dr. Peter Harrop of IDTechX
Subsidies make EVs competitive with gas-powered cars, but are they a good use of scarce tax dollars? – 2019 Energi Media article
Quebec banning sale of gasoline cars in 2035 – video interview with Joanna Kyriazis of Clean Energy Canada
Behold the 1,000 hp electric Hummer! – video interview with Sam Abuelsamid, automotive engineer and EV analyst
Looking for an Electric Vehicle in Calgary? Market for used EVs slowly growing – video interview with Rajko Pavic, manager of Go Electric
You put an electric motor in your 1968 Camaro? Inside a small block engine? Wow! – video interview with Chris Webb, owner of Victoria-based Webb Motorworks
Medium/heavy-duty work vehicles
Electrifying big trucks only lowers emissions with a (relatively) clean grid – video interview with Prof. Max Auffhammer of the Haas Energy Institute, University of California at Berkeley
Heavy electric trucks are economic, but fleets need help with charging infrastructure – video interview with Tim O’Connor of Environmental Defense Fund
Heavy duty e-trucks poised for rapid growth by 2030 – video interview with Scott Shepard of Guidehouse Insights
Wireless charging helping Canadian commercial EV manufacturer make inroads in US markets – video interview with Ryne Shetterly, VP of sales and marketing for GreenPower Motors
10,000 Amazon electric delivery vans on road by 2022 – anchor story with Sam Abuelsamid, automotive engineer and EV analyst
Electric semi-truck may finally turn me into a Tesla fan-boi – Markham On Energy column
Unilia Fuel Cells electrifying big trucks – video interview with Robert Artibise, general manager of BC-based Unilia Fuel Cells
California electrifies big trucks – video interview with Sydney Vergis, California Air Resources Board
Emerging regional freight haul markets ripe for electric trucks. Low costs, higher value tip scales – video interview with Mike Roeth, North American Council for Freight Efficiency
eMethanol solution to low-carbon freight, shipping?– video interview with Claes Fredriksson, Swedish company Liquid Wind
EV batteries
Tesla’s “beer can” battery key to future $25,000 electric car – video interview with Ram Chandrasekeran, principal transportation and mobility analyst for Wood Mackenzie
Ottawa, Quebec kick in $50 million for new $160 million Lion Electric battery factory – video interview with Joanna Kyriazis, EV policy analyst for Clean Energy Canada
Quebec Li-ion battery recycler partners with Hyundai Canada – video interview with Jean Christophe Lambert of Lithion Recycling
Canadian miners eager to supply critical minerals to US battery makers – video interview with Brendan Marshall of the Mining Association of Canada.
Cheaper, better batteries drive EV sales during 2020s – anchor story with James Frith, head of BloombergNEF battery storage research
This changes everything: Battery prices in free fall – interview with James Frith, head of BloombergNEF battery storage research
Tesla “battery day” science explained – anchor story with German battery scientist Dr. Kai-Philipp Kairies
Holy batteries, Batman! Pow! Bam! Right on the kisser of the internal combustion engine – video interview with Mady Tyson, senior analyst with the Rocky Mountain Institute
GM accelerates EV battery tech: 2x range, cost 50% less by 2025 – video interview with Sam Abuelsamid, automotive engineer and EV analyst
The Netherlands close to integrating EVs into national power grid – video interview with Baerte de Bray of ElaadNL
Want a lithium industry in Alberta? Legal, regulatory issues must be fixed first – video interview with Brady Chapman, an articling student at law firm MLT Atkins
Small changes are big news for EV batteries – video interview with Sam Abuelsamid, automotive engineer and EV analyst
New study details rapid technology advances of EV batteries, with much more to come during 2020s – video interview with Maria Chavez, analyst, Navigant Research
Petro-Canada’s coast-to-coast network of EV fast chargers complete – Energi Media article
Transit
Autonomous buses and shuttles top agenda at smart mobility tech conference – video interview with Dr. Josipa Petrunic, CEO of CUTRIC (Canadian Urban Transportation Research and Innovation)
Ottawa commits $15 billion to electrify transit across Canada – video interview with Dr. Josipa Petrunic, CEO of CUTRIC (Canadian Urban Transportation Research and Innovation
Canada leading development of key electric transit technologies – video interview with Dr. Josipa Petrunic, CEO of CUTRIC
City of Calgary preparing for the (not so far off) autonomous electric vehicle future – Markham On Energy column
Driverless shuttles ready for wide deployment in Canadian transit – video interview with Dr. Josipa Petrunic, CEO of CUTRIC
Autonomous shuttle answer for Toronto transit? – video interview with Dr. Josipa Petrunic, CEO of CUTRIC
Canadian innovation improves e-bus charging – video interview with Carmine Pizzurro, CEO of eCamion, and Dr. Josipa Petrunic, CEO of CUTRIC
Public transit after COVID-19…what should policymakers do? – video interview with Max Aufhammer, economist, Energy Institute at Haas, University of Berkley
5-point plan for better (electric) transit – video interview with Dr. Josipa Petrunic, CEO of CUTRIC
RoutΣ.i 2.0 to the rescue (for Canadian transit agencies)! – video interview with Dr. Josipa Petrunic, CEO of CUTRIC
Autonomous Vehicles
Pizza delivery bots! Coming soon to your neighbourhood – video interview with Sagie Evbenata, analyst with Guidehouse Insights
Mobility as a Service (robo-taxis)
Robo-taxis (Mobility as a Service) only two to three years from commercial roll out – video interview with Dr. James Jeff of IDTechX
Robo-taxi business growth should start in 2025 – video interview with Sagie Evbenata of Guidehouse Insights
Tony Seba: The man who would destroy the global oil industry – Part 1 – Energi Media article
Will new EV business model disrupt car ownership sooner or later? – Part 2 – Energi Media article
The robo-taxis are here! Mobility as a Service is off to a tentative start in the United States – video interview with Sam Abuelsamid, automotive engineer and EV analyst
New GM, Microsoft partnership about building a viable robo-taxi business model – video interview with Sam Abuelsamid, automotive engineer and EV analyst
Manufacturing
The Arrow rises again: Canadian auto parts association creates home-grown EV – video interview with Flavio Volpe, Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association
Canada missing opportunities to develop EV manufacturing? video interview with Joanna Kyriazis of Clean Energy Canada
Canadian-produced Bison protoype E-pick up truck chock full of interesting tech – 2017 Energi Media article
Ford
Ford’s electric Lightning F-150 pickup truck an industry game changer – video interview with Sam Abuelsamid, automotive engineer and EV analyst
Volkswagen
VW takes aim at Tesla with big “roadmap” announcement – video interview with Sam Abuelsamid, automotive engineer and EV analyst
Toyota
Game-changing solid-state EV battery coming from Toyota – video interview with Sam Abuelsamid, automotive engineer and EV analyst
General Motors
Future of EVs: GM’s “Ultium” platform and radical new battery arrive just as electric is cost-competitive with gasoline – video interview with Sam Abuelsamid, automotive engineer and EV analyst
GM accelerates EV battery tech: 2x range, cost 50% less by 2025 – video interview with Sam Abuelsamid, automotive engineer and EV analyst
General Motors unveils future of EVs – video interview with Sam Abuelsamid, automotive engineer and EV analyst
Mercedes Benz
Mercedes introduces “Tesla killer” as automakers roll out new tech in luxury brands – video interview with Sam Abuelsamid, automotive engineer and EV analyst
2-Wheel/3-Wheel E-bikes
E-motorcycle market slow out of the gate but picking up speed – video interview with Ryan Citron, Guidehouse Research
E-bikes are all the rage in Europe, catching on in North America – video interview with Ryan Citron, Guidehouse Research
Airplanes
Harbour Air likes PST exemption on electric planes – video interview with Eric Scott, VP of flight operations, Harbour Air
