Kate Haycock

9 posts

Kate Haycock is a journalist living in Calgary, Alberta. She has over fifteen years' experience as a writer and editor in finance, mining and technology.

Montreal company one of the first in Canada to integrate Ford e-Transit zero-emission delivery vans into its fleet

With the help of turnkey electric vehicle service provider 7 Generation Capital, delivery company Courant Plus snagged two brand new Ford e-Transit vehicles for its zero-emissions courier business

Delivery vehicles, Electric Trucks, Electric Vehicles Canada, Quebec

Kate Haycock
May 4, 2022
6 minute read

downtown skyline of the city of Winnipeg

Winnipeg Transit looks to buy 110 zero-emission buses, convert 15 per cent of fleet, by 2027

Winnipeg Transit wants a fully zero-emission public transit fleet by 2040, taking advantage of Manitoba’s abundant hydropower and saving 62 tonnes of greenhouse gases per year by transitioning

electric buses, Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure, Electric Vehicles Canada, Hydrogen & Hydrogen Fuel Cells, Manitoba

Kate Haycock
April 11, 2022
3 minute read

outline of Canada with a green/gold overlay with text that reads 'Canada's 2022 EV Charging Networks'

Canada’s EV charging networks grow, with fast charger installations up 39 per cent in 2021

Electric Autonomy Canada’s annual tally of Canada’s public EV charger installations and network buildouts shows faster growth in 2021, with a 39 per cent increase in DC fast chargers and 19 per cent charger growth overall

AddÉnergie FLO, Alberta, British Columbia B.C., CANADA'S EV CHARGING NETWORKS - ANNUAL ROUNDUPS, ChargePoint, Electrify Canada, Ivy Charging Network, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Petro-Canada, Prince Edward Island (PEI), Quebec, Saskatchewan, SWTCH Energy, Tesla Canada, The Electric Circuit

Kate HaycockandMehanaz Yakub
March 31, 2022
12 minute read

Manitoba lithium company looks to become continental EV battery supply chain player

Mining hopeful Snow Lake Resources is years away from producing lithium from its Manitoba project, but the company is already looking for potential partners to develop an integrated North American supply chain

EV Battery Supply Chain, Manitoba, Mining Resources for EVs

Kate Haycock
February 16, 2022
3 minute read

Over one in 20 new cars registered in Canada in 2021 were EVs

IHS Markit 2021 year-end report shows that zero-emission vehicles’ share of registrations in 2021 (excluding hybrid electrics) was an equally robust 5.6 percent, up from 3.8 per cent in 2020, as provinces with EV sales incentives led the way.

British Columbia B.C., Canadian Electric Vehicle Sales Data, Electric Vehicles Canada, Ontario, Quebec

Kate Haycock
February 15, 2022
2 minute read

Two sets of powerlines run parallel through open Ontario field

Ultra-low overnight electricity price plan could come to Ontario by April 2023

Ontario’s Energy Minister Todd Smith is asking the Ontario Electricity Board to investigate the feasibility of a new, ultra-low overnight energy pricing structure, which could help support electric vehicle adoption

Electric Vehicles Canada, Ontario, Utilities & Electric Vehicles

Kate Haycock
February 11, 2022
3 minute read

Dam of hydroelectric power plant in Canadian Rockies

Canada must double or triple clean power generation to meet EV and zero-emissions targets, says IEA report

Canada’s environmental and electrification goals over the next three decades will require “an ambitious transformation of its energy system” according to the International Energy Agency

Electric Vehicles Canada, Utilities & Electric Vehicles, Vehicle to Grid (V2G)

Kate Haycock
January 20, 2022
3 minute read

New Li-Cycle, Arrival recycling partnership to “close the loop” on battery life-cycle

North American battery recycler Li-Cycle inks another collaboration with an emerging electric vehicle player, announcing a new partnership with U.K. company Arrival for EV battery recycling

EV Battery Recycling, EV Battery Supply Chain

Kate Haycock
December 13, 2021
4 minute read

Saskatchewan country road with the text 'EV road use tax' overlayed on it

Charity to refund “unfair” Saskatchewan EV road tax to electric drivers

The crowdsourcing charity Small Change Fund is calling out Saskatchewan’s EV road user tax as double-dinging electric drivers who already pay an additional $240 per year to SaskPower — a Crown corporation — to charge up at home

Saskatchewan

Kate Haycock
November 8, 2021
2 minute read