Electric Vehicle

• Ontario EV driver arrested for drinking while charging car at OPP station parking lot

  City of Kawartha Lakes OPP say a 39-year-old man was consuming alcohol while charging his EV in the detachment's parking lot on Saturday.

  Crime

  Feb 20
  
• Japanese company considering Manitoba for $1.6B lithium ion battery facility

  The company is considering a parcel of city-owned land near the West End Water Pollution Control Centre close to Wilkes Avenue and the Perimeter Highway.

  Canada

  Jan 3
  
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• ‘It is realistic’: Infrastructure needed for 2035 EV mandate

  The Electric Vehicle Association of Alberta says the move to phase out vehicles solely powered by gas by 2035 across Canada is realistic, but more infrastructure is needed.

  Consumer

  Dec 20, 2023
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• Sask. environmental researcher addresses concerns around new electric vehicle policy

  The policy will aim to bring down emissions and combat climate change, Clifford says it won't come without worries, such as whether the province has enough charging infrastructure.

  Environment

  Dec 20, 2023
• Canada faces declining EV interest, report shows, despite push to boost sales

  The data found about 68 per cent of car shoppers in 2022 who did not own an EV showed an intent to purchase one, but that dropped to 56 per cent this year.

  Canada

  Dec 11, 2023
• $35M facility is the latest electric vehicle parts plant announced for Windsor, Ont.

  The $35-million facility in Windsor, Ont., will create 144 new jobs in the region and is expected to be open in June 2024, the province said in a release. 

  Canada

  Dec 11, 2023
• Canada’s first electric fire engine unveiled in Vancouver

  The Rosenbauer RTX Pumper Truck cost the city $1.8 million, and is between $300,000 and $500,000 more expensive than a traditional diesel-powered engine,.

  Environment

  Dec 4, 2023
• Governments rush to work out how many foreign workers coming to Windsor battery plant

  The NextStar battery plant currently under construction in Windsor has been promised $15 billion in performance incentives from federal and provincial governments.

  Economy

  Nov 21, 2023
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• B.C.’s HeliJet says it’s buying Canada’s first electric vertical-takeoff aircraft

  Helijet International has placed what it says is Canada's first order for an electric vertical-takeoff aircraft to add to its current fleet of passenger and cargo helicopters.

  Economy

  Oct 31, 2023
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• B.C. accelerating electric vehicle targets to meet goal by 2035

  The B.C. government is taking steps to accelerate the transition to zero-emission vehicles to meet its 100-per-cent sales target five years sooner than initially planned.

  Environment

  Oct 24, 2023