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Commercial Electric and Zero Emission Vehicles
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News, analysis and insights on commercial electric and zero emission medium and heavy duty vehicles and charging for commercial vehicles, including trucks and semis.
Ottawa’s GoFor readies North American rollout of more than 3,000 electric delivery vans from Odin Automotive
The deal, announced in March and scheduled to be fulfilled by the end of 2023, is a major move for the Ottawa-based delivery company as the North American launch partner for one of Europe’s leading makers of electric vans
Knowledge sharing, pilot project barriers and financial risk identified as main challenges for electrifying fleets, say industry experts
Last year dozens of industry stakeholders came together in a series of discussion forums to examine key industry problems and work on refining and discovering possible solutions to advance and grow EV adoption
Sourcing electric trucks proves to be a heavy lift for B.C. sign company
With four Teslas in hand, Imperial Sign’s entire light-duty fleet is electric. But owner Tom Corner says his goal of doing the same with the company’s truck fleet is being held back by a lack of suitable vehicles and a dearth of public charging in its territory
CP and CN set sights on putting first zero-emission locomotives into operation
After both companies announced their first forays into the market last year — CP choosing hydrogen fuel cell, CN buying battery-electric — they are now readying plans to put their pilots into service in late 2022 and 2023
Toronto and other Ontario cities turn to large cargo e-bikes to ease delivery emissions and congestion
After approving smaller cargo e-bikes in 2020, Toronto last month joined a five-year Ontario pilot program that will see more (and bigger) commercial e-bikes replacing vans and trucks, easing congestion and pollution
Some of Canada’s tour operators are making their mark separating carbon emissions from outdoor recreation
Compared to Europe, the uptake of zero-emission recreational vehicles in Canada is modest — but now a handful of tourism companies and manufacturers are setting a climate-friendly standard with electric Tundra Buggies, watercraft and snowmobiles