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“Let it snow,” says one EV fleet operator

Ford Motors provides a case study about how one business uses data to optimize its winter EV fleet

Ford Pro

Mar 4, 2024

3 minute read

Loblaw deploys 10 new electric trucks in British Columbia, promises more

Loblaw has more than doubled its zero-emission fleet, adding 10 Freightliner eCascadia trucks in Vancouver, and has 25 Tesla Semis on order

Mehanaz Yakub

Jan 26, 2024

3 minute read

Walmart Canada transitioning fleet with three electric semi-trailer trucks

The company’s first three electric semi-trailer trucks will go into operation in British Columbia at Walmart’s Surrey grocery distribution centre

Emma Jarratt

Dec 15, 2023

2 minute read

New ZEV fleet player, Origin Sustainability, hits the road in Kelowna

The deployment of Origin’s first Class 6 electric truck and the launch of its carbon credits trading program leans into sustainable regional transportation solutions in British Columbia

Mehanaz Yakub

Dec 12, 2023

4 minute read

Tim Hortons puts first electric trucks into service

The coffee shop chain’s first new Volvo VNR Electric Class 8 truck is already on the road in southwestern Ontario and another will soon go into service in the Greater Vancouver Area

Emma Jarratt

Dec 6, 2023

3 minute read

Quebec’s largest heavy-duty vehicle lessor buys 10 Class 7, Class 8 electric trucks

Brossard Leasing’s new electrification effort includes five Freightliner eCascadia Class 8, five eM2 Class 7 trucks and a charging partnership with Hydro Québec’s Cleo

Mehanaz Yakub

Oct 10, 2023

2 minute read

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

Emma Jarratt

Sep 18, 2023

3 minute read

Lafarge Canada starts fleet electrification with two Vicinity Motor trucks

The move by Canada’s largest cement and concrete producer links EV adoption to a company-wide effort to reduce carbon emissions

Josh Kozelj

Aug 29, 2023

4 minute read

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

Mehanaz Yakub

Aug 21, 2023

4 minute read

NACFE adds Canadian entrant to its Run on Less – Electric Depot fleet roster

Purolator’s depot in Richmond, B.C., is the sole Canadian participant in the 2023 NACFE demonstration, showcasing its electric fleet consisting of a Motiv step van and Ford e-transit

Mehanaz Yakub

Jul 13, 2023

3 minute read

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The Electric Fuelling Station of the Future

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