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News relating to the electrification efforts of automakers and other OEMs in Canada, and the development and deployment of zero emission vehicles (ZEVs), such as battery electric vehicles (BEVs) and plug in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs).

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PBO report says automakers must sell cheaper EVs to meet mandated federal ZEV sales targets

To achieve the 2030 target, a new report from the Parliamentary Budget Officer concludes that the ownership cost of zero-emission vehicles in Canada needs to fall by 31 per cent

Mehanaz Yakub

Sep 4, 2024

5 minute read

Meet HTEC, the company building a $1-billion hydrogen transportation ecosystem in British Columbia

Since May, HTEC has announced plans to build three hydrogen production facilities, a liquefaction plant, a 20-station refuelling network and to launch a new subsidiary to deploy 100 hydrogen trucks. Its goal: to fast-track the adoption of hydrogen transportation by driving both supply and demand

Mehanaz Yakub

Sep 4, 2024

7 minute read

BRP unveils its first Can-Am brand electric motorcycles; promises more to come

Sandy Scullion, BRP’s Powersports and Marine group president, tells Electric Autonomy about this week’s launch of two new electric motorcycles and the strategic significance of BRP’s return to the two-wheeled market

Mehanaz Yakub

Aug 22, 2024

6 minute read

Volkswagen announces $77,495 Canadian MSRP for the 2025 ID. Buzz

The all-electric, seven-seat passenger van, with retro styling modelled after the iconic VW Bus of the 1960s, will start arriving at Canadian dealers late this year

Brian Banks

Aug 21, 2024

3 minute read

ZEV Council Dashboard brings greater data transparency to EV and charger adoption across Canada

Published jointly by Transport Canada and the government-industry ZEV Council panel, the dashboard offers at-a-glance information on the country’s EV transition

Emma Jarratt

Aug 16, 2024

3 minute read

Q3 2024 EV model tracker: from Cybertruck to 500e (and lots in between)

Our quarterly roundup of EV models hitting the Canadian market finds a third quarter busy with a wide variety of new and refreshed EVs

Sami Haj-Assaad

Aug 16, 2024

6 minute read

Vancouver to host Canada’s first docked e-scooter sharing program

The e-scooter service, from Lime, will launch in mid-September and be phased in across the city through 2028

Mehanaz Yakub

Aug 15, 2024

5 minute read

Goodyear investing $575 million to manufacture EV tires in Ontario by 2027

The project will receive more than $65 million in combined support from all three levels of government

Mehanaz Yakub

Aug 13, 2024

3 minute read

New Canadian-made 2024 electric Dodge Charger starting price set at $54,995

Two-door coupe versions of the 2024 electric Charger Daytona R/T and Daytona Scat Pack will reach dealers in Q4, initially in B.C. and Quebec

Brian Banks

Aug 8, 2024

3 minute read

CleanBC launching funding program for medium- and heavy-duty EV charging stations

Opening Aug. 1, the new program will provide up to $200,000 per charger to purchase and install chargers for MHDVs

Mehanaz Yakub

Jul 31, 2024

3 minute read