Brian Banks

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Cobourg, ON. Brian is an award-winning editor, writer and project leader who specializes in environmental topics and business communications.
Image of Volkswagen Group CEO Oliver Blume, Volkswagen technology chief Thomas Schmall and Canada's minister for Innovation, Science and Industry, François-Philippe Champagne.

In latest meetings with German automakers, industry minister Champagne touts Canada as “the logical choice”

Speaking to reporters amid meetings with Volkswagen, Mercedes-Benz and BMW, federal industry minister François-Philippe Champagne says “decarbonization” of Canada’s supply chain is a key selling point
Electric Vehicle Policies Canada, Electric Vehicles Canada, EV Battery Supply Chain, EV Manufacturing, EV Supply Chain
bar graph showing vehicles registered by fuel type

Just 1 per cent of vehicles on Canadian roads are zero-emission, new StatsCan data shows

A new StatsCan publication of annual light- and medium-duty vehicle registrations through 2021 puts the current number of ZEV registrations in Canada relative to the total fleet in perspective
British Columbia B.C., Commercial Electric and Zero Emission Vehicles, Electric Vehicles Canada, Ontario, Prince Edward Island (PEI), Quebec, Yukon
line of charging stations in a parking lot

NRCan report identifies need to accelerate EV charging infrastructure deployment

Updated projections for Canada’s public EV charging infrastructure, in a new report prepared by Dunsky Energy and Climate Advisors for Natural Resources Canada, offer a blueprint for future charging needs and federal deployment policy
Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure, Electric Vehicle Charging Networks, Electric Vehicle Policies Canada, Electric Vehicles Canada, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Public EV Charging
a line of electric vehicle chargers in a flat arid landscape

The real story on how many EV chargers Canada actually needs

Everyone agrees Canada needs more electric vehicle chargers. But competing narratives, conflicting policy motives and incomplete data are clouding the debate about how many are enough and when and how we are going to get there. We try to set the record straight
Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure, Electric Vehicle Charging Networks, Electric Vehicles Canada, Public EV Charging
styled graph overlayed on a overhead view of highway traffic

Phase out of new PHEV sales by 2035 critical to Canada achieving 2050 net zero emissions: report

Embracing plug-in hybrid electric vehicles as part of Canada’s zero-emission vehicle transition strategy makes sense today. But next decade, we’ll need to revisit the relationship, says the International Council on Clean Transportation
Electric Vehicles Canada
Innovation Science and Economic Development Canada minister Francoise-Philippe Champagne and Robert Habeck, Vice-Chancellor of Germany and Minister for Economic affairs and Climate Action, shake hands at G7 meeting.

Industry minister Champagne says Canada’s EV supply chain potential is getting “noticed” by German automakers

In a press conference after a week of meetings in Europe that included stops with automakers in Germany, federal industry minister François-Philippe Champagne says Canada’s proximity to critical minerals, large markets and clean energy is drawing lots of new interest
EV Battery Supply Chain, Mining Resources for EVs