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Reporting on the adoption of sustainable transport solutions in Canadian municipalities with attention to key policy makers and climate change action

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Ontario city bus fleet on track for 50 per cent electrification by 2026

Oakville, Ont., is planning to have 74 electric transit buses on the road in two years — out of a fleet of 135 vehicles

Emma Jarratt

Dec 5, 2024

6 minute read

Eight new electric garbage trucks to deploy in the Comox Valley

Waste manager Emterra will soon operate nine Mack LR Electric refuse trucks in Ontario and B.C., building on its original 2023 electric pilot

Mehanaz Yakub

Jul 24, 2024

3 minute read

Toronto votes “yes” to decarbonize vehicles-for-hire

Toronto City Council has voted to move forward with city staff recommendations to require all taxi and ride-share vehicles be zero-emission by 2031

Mehanaz Yakub

Oct 20, 2023

4 minute read

Toronto proposal to require vehicles-for-hire be zero emission by 2031 is a needed step

“I’m excited” by a city plan to transition taxi and rideshare vehicles to EVs to reduce greenhouse gases, but there is still a lot of work to do, says Plug’n Drive’s Cara Clairman

Cara Clairman

Sep 21, 2023

3 minute read

Waste management company GFL puts electric refuse truck on B.C. roads

GFL Environmental has added an electric refuse truck to its fleet in Squamish, B.C., in order to test vehicle functionality in varied climate and terrain conditions

Emma Jarratt

Dec 1, 2022

3 minute read

City of Regina puts Ford F-150 Lightning into service, looks to procure more

The prairie province’s capital will be tracking data from the new Ford F-150 Lightning to determine how to incorporate more electric vehicles into its fleet in the future

Mehanaz Yakub

Oct 21, 2022

4 minute read

Municipalities look to electrify niche public works vehicles to achieve zero-emission city fleets

From waste and recycling trucks to ice resurfacers and snowplows, cities across Canada are beginning to convert a range of municipal works vehicles to zero-emission

Mehanaz Yakub

May 17, 2022

10 minute read

Banff National Park adding three electric buses in 2022 and three in 2023 as part of five year, $12.9 million deal

Tourists and commuters in Banff and Canmore will be taking eco-friendly rides as zero-emission routes in the national park expand with more electric buses

Emma Jarratt

Mar 28, 2022

3 minute read

Cities’ accelerating shift to zero-emission transportation keeps Canada’s climate goals in sight

From Halifax to Coquitlam, cities and mayors on the front lines in the fight against climate change are putting electric vehicles and zero-emission transit at the heart of their campaigns

John Lorinc

Dec 9, 2021

5 minute read

City of Saskatoon running second pilot to study benefits of transitioning fleet to electric vehicles

Saskatoon’s latest pilot involves adding four Chevy Bolt’s to the municipal fleet, which the city is leasing to study emissions reductions, cost savings as well as vehicle durability

Emma Jarratt

Mar 12, 2021

3 minute read