Analysts say that government policies are crucial to actually push companies to sell those models, since automakers otherwise don't have enough incentive to move away from internal combustion engine vehicles.

Two of Ontario's biggest utilities have formed a new company to create a province-wide fast-charger network for electric vehicles.

Riverview fire captain David Candy is teaching firefighters across New Brunswick how to tackle a fire in an electric car.

In the first six months of this year, sales in Ontario were down more than 55 per cent from the same period in 2018, according to data from Electric Mobility Canada.

One expert says Canada should look to Norway, which began incentivizing consumers to buy electric vehicles in 1990.

The merger has enough scale to confront big shifts in the industry, including a race to develop electric cars and driverless technologies.

A recent report from the International Energy Agency found Canadians are driving the least fuel-efficient vehicles in the world and are emitting the most CO2 per kilometre driven.

The federal government has started to give away money to encourage people to buy electric cars, but before long it will have to decide how far it will go to force the market towards lower-emission vehicles.

The City of Dorval is offering a $500 subsidy to residents who purchase and install electric cars at their homes.

Stefan Rzadzinski is one of 12 drivers in the inaugural season of the Jaguar I-Pace eTrophy, the first ever international race series for a production battery-electric vehicle.