electric cars

• GM says new batteries will make electric cars cheaper, last longer

  The company’s product development chief promised a small electric SUV that will cost less than $30,000.

  Tech

  Nov 19, 2020
• Tesla to join the S&P 500 stock index

  The electric car marker would be the 10th largest company in the index.

  Money

  Nov 17, 2020
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• Canada not on track to hit 1st electric vehicle target by 2025

  National cash rebates convinced more Canadians to buy an electric car in the last 18 months, but Transport Canada says it won't be enough to hit the first zero-emission vehicle sales targets in 2025.

  Canada

  Nov 7, 2020
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• Bill Kelly: Are Canadians ready to embrace electric vehicles?

  Bill Kelly says the big question is whether Canadian consumers will buy into the premise that electric vehicles are the future.

  Commentary

  Oct 10, 2020
• Looking to buy an electric car? Here’s why they may be harder to find

  As the economy reopens, consumers are starting to return to auto showrooms — but finding an electric vehicle continues to be a problem, especially outside Quebec, British Columbia and Ontario.

  Canada

  Sep 20, 2020
• Uber Green to launch in more than 30 Canadian cities amid sustainability push

  Uber says it's launching a new Green initiative focused on electric and hybrid vehicles amid the release of its first climate impact report.

  Tech

  Sep 8, 2020
• Electric vehicle options grow, but automakers still unclear if Canadians will buy them

  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.

  Tech

  Feb 23, 2020
• Ontario Power Generation and Hydro One create Ivy electric vehicle charging network

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

  Environment

  Feb 14, 2020
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• New Brunswick firefighters take electric car fire training

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

  Fire

  Jan 30, 2020
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• Electric vehicle sales plummet in Ontario after rebate cancellation

  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.

  Consumer

  Dec 15, 2019