Unifor members have voted to approve General Motors Canada's plan to invest $1 billion in an electric vehicle plant in southern Ontario.

Data from the Norwegian Road Federation shows that 54.3% of all new cars sold in Norway last year were electric-only, up from 42.4% in 2019.

The cost of electric vehicles is expected to decline to reach parity with internal combustion vehicles in 2024 and 2025 and consumer demand could skyrocket in a very short period of time, but Canada doesn't yet have the metal mining facilities to provide materials.

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

The federal and Ontario governments are each chipping in more than $250 million to mass produce electric vehicles -- and the batteries that power them -- at Ford Motor Co.'s plant in Oakville, Ont.

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.

FortisBC now owns and operates 23 stations across 14 communities in the southern interior, and there are 16 more stations under construction.

In February, the utility recorded more than 21,000 sessions at its 70 fast-charging stations across the province.

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.

The Electric Vehicle Association of Alberta is issuing a challenge to drivers to show off the power of electric.