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Mehanaz Yakub

235 posts
Mehanaz is a graduate of Concordia University in Journalism and Political Science and is striving to use her reporting skills to "make a difference."
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  • EV News in Canada
  • Municipalities

EV rental programs expanding in Canada’s rural and northern communities

A plan by three east-central Ontario municipalities to launch rental pilots with electric SUVs and charging stations is the latest example of a trend that’s helping boost EV adoption
Car sharing services, Electric Vehicles Canada, Ontario, Rural and remote region EV adoption
  • Mehanaz Yakub
  • September 20, 2023
  • 5 minute read
BMW EV charging
  • Automakers
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  • EV News in Canada

BMW, Ford, Honda to connect EV stakeholders with ChargeScape

ChargeScape will create a new Open Vehicle-Grid Integration Platform to link utilities, OEMs and EV drivers to increase charging efficiency
BMW, Electric Vehicles Canada, Ford Motor Co., Honda, Residential EV charging, Smart charging, Utilities & Electric Vehicles, Vehicle to Grid (V2G)
  • Mehanaz Yakub
  • September 19, 2023
  • 3 minute read
Alectra Utilities' electric bucket truck.
  • EV News in Canada
  • Fleets
  • Utilities

Alectra, Toronto Hydro purchase battery-electric bucket trucks

The utilities are introducing the fully electric bucket trucks to their fleets in field and training yard pilots to assess their potential for regular and more widespread deployment
Commercial Electric and Zero Emission Vehicles, Electric Vehicles Canada, fleet electrification, Ontario, Utilities & Electric Vehicles
  • Mehanaz Yakub
  • September 14, 2023
  • 3 minute read
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  • EV News in Canada
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Canada improving on EV-readiness: report

Canada moves up four spots to rank within the top 10 nations in EY’s annual EV Readiness Index report
Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure, Electric Vehicles Canada, EV Battery Supply Chain, EV Rebates Incentives & Funding, Research Reports
  • Mehanaz Yakub
  • September 12, 2023
  • 6 minute read
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  • Batteries
  • EV News in Canada

Volta Energy to open $750-million copper foil factory in Quebec

Volta Energy Solutions Canada will manufacture copper foil for use in electric vehicle batteries in a new factory 65 kilometres east of Montreal
EV Battery Supply Chain, Quebec
  • Mehanaz Yakub
  • September 7, 2023
  • 3 minute read
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Electric Circuit opens new fast chargers with load-sharing capabilities

The Electric Circuit’s new fast EV charging stations allocate the maximum available power to each user based on their vehicle’s charging capacity
Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure, Electric Vehicles Canada, Public EV Charging, Quebec, The Electric Circuit
  • Mehanaz Yakub
  • September 6, 2023
  • 2 minute read
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Kia to build its future EVs with recycled ocean plastic

Kia, through its partnership with The Ocean Cleanup, is recycling 55 tonnes of plastic from the Pacific Ocean to incorporate into its future EVs
Electric Vehicles Canada, Kia
  • Mehanaz Yakub
  • September 1, 2023
  • 3 minute read
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Why BC Hydro’s new EV charging rate plan was denied, and what it means for the rest of Canada

Electric Autonomy looks at the implications of the provincial regulator’s rejection of BC Hydro’s proposed EV charging rate increase and switch to kWh billing
British Columbia B.C., Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure, Electric Vehicles Canada, Public EV Charging
  • Mehanaz Yakub
  • August 29, 2023
  • 7 minute read
EV chargers
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Manitoba’s “Lead the Charge” program gets $3-million federal investment

The Manitoba Motor Dealer Association will distribute the NRCan funding to provincial organizations wanting to install public electric vehicle charging stations
Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure, Electric Vehicles Canada, Manitoba, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Public EV Charging
  • Mehanaz Yakub
  • August 24, 2023
  • 2 minute read
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  • EV News in Canada
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Green Freight Program’s clean fuel RFP now open to fleets from Class 2B to Class 8

Stream 2 of the federal Green Freight Program is now accepting applications for projects that include engine “repowers” and switching to cleaner fuels
alternative fuels, Electric Vehicles Canada, EV Rebates Incentives & Funding, Heavy Duty EVs, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
  • Mehanaz Yakub
  • August 21, 2023
  • 4 minute read
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