This article was published by The Energy Mix on Jan. 26, 2024. By Christopher Bonasia Last week’s cold snap brought North America its lowest temperatures so far this winter, precipitating a flurry of reports about [Read more]
This article was published by Grist on Jan. 11, 2024 and was originally published by Yale Climate Connections and is part of Covering Climate Now, a global journalism collaboration strengthening coverage of the climate story. By Karin Kirk, Yale [Read more]
This article was published by The Energy Mix on Dec. 28, 2023. Falling prices of critical minerals will lead to a 40 per cent drop in the cost of batteries for electric vehicles by 2025, [Read more]
VICTORIA – New regulations will make it easier for people living in strata developments to request electric-vehicle (EV) charging stations where they live. “Lack of access to electric-vehicle charging should not be a deterrent to [Read more]
This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on Nov. 27, 2023. By Michael Dwyer Sales of hybrid, plug-in hybrid, and battery-electric vehicles (BEV) in the United States rose to 17.7 per cent [Read more]
This article was published by Policy Options on Nov. 16, 2023. By Mark Winfield The federal government and the provincial governments of Ontario and Quebec have committed tens of billions of dollars to the development of electric [Read more]
This article was published by Grist on Nov. 1, 2023. By Gabriela Aoun Angueira For car buyers considering whether to go electric, one tradeoff they must weigh is whether to give up the convenience of [Read more]
This article was published by the Pembina Institute on July 17, 2023. By Adam Thorn The most recent manifestations of climate change have been devastating. Over the past two months, wildfires blazed in nearly every [Read more]
This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on May 15, 2023. By Michael Dwyer According to our Annual Energy Outlook 2023 (AEO2023), we project that electric vehicles, including both battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) [Read more]
This article was published by Grist on Jan. 12, 2023. By Lylla Younes The appeal of electric cars is straightforward: Owners get to save money by skipping trips to the gas station and feel good [Read more]
This article was published by the Canada Energy Regulator on Oct. 26, 2022. Electric vehicle (EV) sales are increasing in Canada and across the world.(1) A record 86,032 electric vehicles were registered in Canada in [Read more]
Last week LG Energy Solution signed separate partnership agreements with three major critical mineral suppliers in Canada. According to the company, the deals to secure lithium and cobalt from Snow Lake Resources Ltd., Electra Battery [Read more]
In the first quarter of 2022, there was a significant increase in the number of new electric vehicles registered in Canada. Conversely, the number of gasoline- and diesel-powered vehicles declined during that same time. This [Read more]
Students in the Sooke School District, located just outside of Victoria, British Columbia, headed to school last week on the province’s inaugural fleet of electric school buses. “By shifting gears from diesel to electric school [Read more]
This article was published by the Canada Energy Regulator on Feb 24, 2021. Battery electric vehicles (BEVs)(1) for sale in Canada in 2021 are far more fuel efficient(2) than vehicles with internal combustion engines (ICEVs). This higher [Read more]
Rating: High school and post-secondary Summary: Markham interviews James Frith, head of energy storage for BloombergNEF, about the effect of falling battery prices on EV adoption. If cheap batteries hit the market sooner than expected, [Read more]
Rating: High school and post-secondary Summary: Markham interviews Joanna Kyriazis, senior policy advisor, about Clean Energy Canada’s new report, “Taking the Wheel,” which argues that Canada isn’t moving fast enough to develop its electric vehicle [Read more]
Rating: High school and post-secondary Summary: Markham interviews Dr. Nathan Lemphers about his working paper, which examines transportation electrification narratives in Alberta oil/gas (negative), Ontario automotive manufacturing (uncertain), and Quebec (positive). Related links: The Stories [Read more]
3 things BC can do: independent agency, a lot more money, policy and regulatory changes The BC government’s decision last month to boost its support for electric vehicles by 400 per cent is a smart [Read more]
Wood Mackenzie says the COVID-19 outbreak, uncertain economy as well as plummeting oil prices will have a significant impact on EV sales this year. Last year, global electric vehicle sales hit 2.2 million, however, new [Read more]
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