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Commercial Electric and Zero Emission Vehicles

106 posts

News, analysis and insights on commercial electric and zero emission medium and heavy duty vehicles and charging for commercial vehicles, including trucks and semis.

Panelists for Electric Autonomy's grids electrification panel

More capacity, demand response and workforce training: experts discuss the keys to a sustainable grid

Solutions that will enable electrical grids to support the growing demand from fleet electrification exist, but deploying them at scale brings challenges

Commercial Electric and Zero Emission Vehicles, Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure, Electric Vehicles Canada, Energy storage

Mehanaz Yakub
November 27, 2023
5 minute read

Cape Breton to get electric buses, maintenance facility refresh in $54-million funding deal

Transit Cape Breton has secured $54 million from three levels of government to purchase six electric buses, charging infrastructure and refurbish its bus maintenance depot

Commercial Electric and Zero Emission Vehicles, electric transit buses, Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure, Electric Vehicles Canada, EV Rebates Incentives & Funding, Nova Scotia

Emma Jarratt
November 25, 2023
2 minute read

Lessons learned from fleet electrification: a fireside chat with Zingha Lucien, Element Fleet Management

Element’s director of strategic consulting shared her knowledge in a fireside discussion of fleet electrification issues including cost of ownership, remarketing, charging and maintenance

Commercial Electric and Zero Emission Vehicles, Electric Vehicles Canada, Element Fleet Management, Fleet electrification

Mehanaz Yakub
November 20, 2023
6 minute read

Sixteen companies launch campaign to boost EV charger roaming in Canada

The initiative, called Agora, is a joint effort led by ChargeHub, The Electric Circuit and BC Hydro, targeting an issue critical to greater EV adoption

Commercial Electric and Zero Emission Vehicles, Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure, Electric Vehicle Policies Canada, Public EV Charging

Emma Jarratt
November 17, 2023
2 minute read

Proterra electric buss Greenville Facility

Impacts of Proterra Chapter 11 bankruptcy so far muted in Canada

While Volta Trucks of Sweden recently blamed Proterra’s stumbles for its own insolvency, thus far there are no signs of similar fallout for the bus and battery maker’s Canadian customers

Commercial Electric and Zero Emission Vehicles, electric transit buses, Proterra

Lawrence Papoff
November 9, 2023
5 minute read

Blue electric vehicle plugged in to charge

Eaton offering end-to-end EV charging infrastructure and solutions

Eaton has developed cutting-edge infrastructure and software to simplify EV fleet charging and commercial last-mile charging applications

Commercial Electric and Zero Emission Vehicles, Eaton, Electric Fleets, Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure, Fleet electrification

Eaton
November 2, 2023
4 minute read

Billy Bishop Airport's new curbside EV fast charger

PowerON, Billy Bishop Airport team up for EV charging solution

A deep dive into how PowerON’s turnkey charging solution put EV infrastructure into Toronto’s Billy Bishop Airport to support their electric shuttle fleet

Commercial Electric and Zero Emission Vehicles, electric transit buses, Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure, Electric Vehicles Canada, Ontario, PowerON, Public EV Charging

PowerON
October 26, 2023
7 minute read

Group of people standing in front of Brossard Leasing new electric truck fleet.

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

Commercial Electric and Zero Emission Vehicles, Electric Trucks, Hydro-Québec, Quebec

Mehanaz Yakub
October 10, 2023
2 minute read

Why medium-duty electric truck maker Motiv Power is keen on Canada

With 60 Motiv step vans already in Purolator’s fleet, and its new Argo truck in production, CEO Tim Krauskopf says Canada “is a good market for us”

British Columbia B.C., Canada Post, Commercial Electric and Zero Emission Vehicles, Electric Vehicles Canada, EV Rebates Incentives & Funding, Motiv, Purolator

Brian Banks
September 28, 2023
4 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