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The latest EV news in Canada. Professional, original journalism featuring news, analysis and opinion on electric vehicles and self driving cars brought to you by Electric Autonomy Canada.

From Lac-Mégantic to Lytton: Can Canada improve rail safety with zero-emission and autonomous tech?

Ten years on from Lac-Mégantic, Electric Autonomy looks at the rail industry’s safety and sustainability record in Canada

Canadian National Railway, Canadian Pacific Railway, Electric Rail, Hydrogen & Hydrogen Fuel Cells

Emma Jarratt
September 23, 2023
16 minute read

Micro-mobility provider Bird Global acquires Spin in US$19-million deal

Seeking to solidifying its market position, Bird has bought Spin, a former competitor, expanding its micro-mobility coverage across North America

Bird Electric Scooters, Electric scooters, Electric Vehicles Canada

Alexandra Lopez-Pacheco
September 22, 2023
2 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

Electric Fleets, Electric Vehicle Policies Canada, Electric Vehicles Canada, fleet electrification, Ontario, Ridehailing Services, Toronto

Cara Clairman
September 21, 2023
3 minute read

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

A row of zero-emission Purolator delivery vans.

Small depots ready for electrification today, indicates new 10-fleet demo data

Results from week one of the North American Council for Freight Efficiency’s three-week Run on Less – Electric Depot demonstration show the electrification potential of small and large depots alike

British Columbia B.C., Commercial Electric and Zero Emission Vehicles, Commercial EV charging, Electric Fleets, Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure, Electric Vehicles Canada, fleet electrification, Purolator

Emma Jarratt
September 18, 2023
3 minute read

Alectra Utilities' electric bucket truck.

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

Exclusive: Behind the scenes of a battery manufacturing breakthrough at Novonix

In part two of the Behind the Battery series, Electric Autonomy visits Novonix in Bedford, N.S., to see how this Canadian company is lowering the cost of batteries through a manufacturing revolution

Behind the Battery, Cathode Active Material (CAM), EV Battery Supply Chain, Nova Scotia, Novonix, Research & Development

Emma Jarratt
September 12, 2023
7 minute read

Various brands of electric vehicles parked at a busy charging station lot.

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

Flag of Quebec on the car's fuel tank filler flap

Quebec to spend another $514 million on 116,700 public chargers, EV-ready MURBs

The Quebec Strategy on Electric Vehicle Charging investment will add 6,700 fast chargers and 110,000 Level 2 chargers as well as 600,000 EV-ready parking spots in MURBs — all by 2030

Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure, Electric Vehicle Policies Canada, Public EV Charging, Quebec

Emma Jarratt
September 8, 2023
2 minute read