Electric Vehicle

• 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
  
• 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
  
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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
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• Ontario family ‘much more connected’ to community after ditching car for cargo e-bike

  A Guelph, Ont. family has plunged exclusively into the world of cargo e-bikes as the province and municipalities study how the carriers will fit into the community.

  Environment

  Aug 4
• Ontario provides Indigenous cleantech Carbonix with $475K critical minerals funding

  Carbonix has worked with Trent University in Peterborough to develop a process to convert mining waste into high-energy-density graphite used in anode and cathode production.

  Science

  Jul 31
• Stellantis, LG begin hiring staff for Windsor, Ont. electric vehicle plant

  With the $5-billion factory due to open next year, the joint venture known as NextStar Energy has begun recruiting 130 new employees for their a launch team.

  Canada

  Jul 31
• GM Canada to build EV battery modules at CAMI Ingersoll facility, 300 new jobs

  The company said Tuesday that the new 400,000-square-foot facility will assemble modules for BrightDrop Zevo production at the CAMI Ingersoll, Ont., facility.

  Canada

  Jul 26
• Doug Ford says ‘world is watching’ plans to mine Ring of Fire to build EV batteries

  The Ford government is facing a legal challenge from some local First Nations communities who say they have not been properly consulted on plans to develop the Ring of Fire.

  Politics

  Jul 12
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• City of Lethbridge adds 22 electric vehicle charging stations

  Twenty new Level 2 chargers in Lethbridge, Alta., are between the downtown Park 'n' Ride, Enmax Centre and city hall and two DC fast chargers are at Nikka Yuko Japanese Garden.

  Features

  Jun 30
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• B.C. rebate fund for home electric vehicle chargers runs out of juice

  B.C.'s EV charger rebate program offered a 50 per cent rebate, up to $350, to help offset the cost of a Level 2 charging station for detached homes, duplexes or townhouses.

  Environment

  Jun 22