CleanBC’s Go Electric programs will offer new rebates and supports for charging infrastructure to British Columbia municipalities and businesses building electric vehicle fleets. “We want to encourage more B.C. businesses, Indigenous Nations, municipalities and regional [Read more]
California Governor Gavin Newsom issued an executive order requiring sales of all new passenger vehicles to be zero-emission by 2035 as well as additional measures to eliminate harmful emissions from the transportation sector. According to [Read more]
This article was published by the Canada Energy Regulator on June 3, 2020. New motor vehicle registrations in Canada decreased by 3 per cent, a drop of over 55 000, from 2017 to 2018; however [Read more]
The Pembina Institute is calling for investment and targeted policy to support the shift to electric vehicle production in Canada and help address the financial fallout from the COVID-19 crisis. In their report Power Play: [Read more]
General Motors says production at its Detroit-Hamtramck assembly plant will be shut down at the end of February to accommodate a $2.2 billion renovation at the 35-year old plant. Upon completion of the work, the [Read more]
By Laura Cozzi, Chief Energy Modeler, and Apostolos Petropoulos, Energy Modeler This article was published by the International Energy Agency on Oct. 15, 2019. This commentary is derived from analysis that will be published on 13 November [Read more]
Nissan and two European energy companies are looking to develop technology that will allow power stored in EV batteries to be sold back to the grid. Nissan photo. New EV batteries technology could help stabilize [Read more] [Read more]
For every four electric cars sold, there is one electric truck sold. In Canada, there are fewer models of electric trucks and SUVs available to Canadians. Workhorse Group photo. No pure electric truck models available [Read more] [Read more]
With an increase in charging capacity to as much as 450 kW, an industry consortium has developed technology to make EV charging as fast and convenient as fuelling with petrol. BMW Group photo. EV charging [Read more] [Read more]
The government of Denmark is proposing a total ban on the sale of new gasoline and diesel cars after 2030 and hybrid vehicles after 2035. Getty Images photo by Michal Krakowiak. Denmark plan to be presented [Read more]
The EV30@30 campaign aims to speed up the development of electric vehicles and has a target of at least 30 per cent of new EV sales by 2030. Shutterstock photo. EV30@30 supports market for 2-3 wheelers, [Read more]
On Friday, India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi (centre) said his country will soon launch policy which will help boost production and use of electric vehicles and vehicles powered by alternative fuels. Narendra Modi Twitter photo. [Read more]
Matt Chester questioned claims from companies that rent out electric scooters that the “beefed up” Razor scooters are are reducing traffic congestion and cutting overall CO2 emissions. Spin photo. Electric scooters popular in a growing [Read more]
Swedish researchers are testing an electrified road located near Stockholm’s Arlanda airport. Project success could mean electric vehicles in the future would need smaller batteries which would cut down the cost of EVs. eRoadArlanda photo [Read more]
Nissan says that due to slowing demand, looming taxes and bans, it will gradually stop selling diesel cars in Europe. This will mean hundreds of lost jobs at the company’s Sunderland plant. Autocar.co.uk photo. Nissan [Read more]
In this article, the author, Maximilian Auffhammer questions how effective offering subsidies on used electric vehicles would be for the environment. Energy Institute at Haas photo. Does a program to subsidize used electric vehicles make [Read more]
The sale of Porsche EVs and hybrids by 2025 will amount to about half the companies overall deliveries, according to the luxury automaker. Porsche EVs, hybrids targets one of the auto industry’s most agressive By [Read more]
This week, production of the Tesla Model 3 was shut down for the second time this year to allow the company to “improve automation and systematically address bottlenecks” at its Fremont, California factory. Tesla photo. [Read more]
The head of Hyundai’s union says he is concerned that electric cars will kill jobs because they don’t require engines and transmissions. Electric cars “evil”, according to union head The head of Hyundai Motor’s union [Read more]
In four years’ time, McLaren expects half of its fleet will be hybrid, but the sports and luxury car maker says it has no plans to build an all-electric vehicle, despite industry trends. McLaren photo. [Read more]
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