This article was published by The Pembina Institute on Jan. 19, 2023. By Melanie Karalis Lion Electric, the Quebec-based zero-emission vehicles manufacturer, has a challenge for industry. “Anything that travels less than 400 kilometres per [Read more]
Canada Post says it will significantly cut its environmental footprint by transforming its fleet of nearly 14,000 vehicles to fully electric vehicles. The corporation has earmarked $1 billion for the switchover which will see Canada [Read more]
This article was published by the International Energy Agency on May 23, 2022. Electric car sales powered through 2021 and have remained strong so far in 2022, but ensuring future growth will demand greater efforts [Read more]
DETROIT – On Monday, General Motors Co. and POSCO Chemical announced that they will work with the governments of Canada and Quebec to build a C$500 million facility in Bécancour, Quebec. According to a press [Read more]
By Leonardo Paoli, Clean Energy Technologies analyst and Timur Gül, Head of the Energy Technology Policy Division This article was published by the International Energy Agency on Jan. 30, 2022. In the world of clean [Read more]
This article was published by the International Energy Agency on Jan. 30, 2022. By Leonardo Paoli and Timur Gül In the world of clean energy, few areas are as dynamic as the electric car market. In [Read more]
By Michael Dwyer This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on Oct. 26, 2021. In our International Energy Outlook 2021, we estimate the global light-duty vehicle (LDV) fleet contained 1.31 billion vehicles in [Read more]
Electrify America and NFI Industries announced plans to build the single largest electric truck charging infrastructure project in the United States. The joint project is expected to be complete by December, 2023 and will support [Read more]
The Government of Canada announced on Wednesday an agreement with Hydro-Québec to install 215 fast EV chargers in Québec. The federal government will contribute $9,490,000 to the initiative and Hydro-Québec will top that up with [Read more]
Last week General Motors announced it will boost its EV and AV investments from 2020 through 2025 to $35 billion. This is a 75 per cent increase from its initial commitment the company announced prior [Read more]
By Marine Gorner and Leonardo Paoli This article was published by the International Energy Agency on Jan. 28, 2021. Electric car sales in 2020 broke all records amidst the crisis caused by the pandemic As [Read more]
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]
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