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Dirty driving: combustion school buses are harming children’s health. Why isn’t Canada racing to transition to electric?

Another school year has begun, and thousands of polluting yellow buses are rolling out across the country — producing almost 300 million cigarettes worth of emissions annually in Ontario alone

Emma Jarratt

Sep 5, 2024

10 minute read

ZEV Council Dashboard brings greater data transparency to EV and charger adoption across Canada

Published jointly by Transport Canada and the government-industry ZEV Council panel, the dashboard offers at-a-glance information on the country’s EV transition

Emma Jarratt

Aug 16, 2024

3 minute read

Electric vehicle rebates: What’s available in each province and territory?

Rebates are available for many light-duty passenger EV purchase and lease deals across Canada. Here is our guide to what’s on offer and where

Emma Jarratt

Jul 26, 2024

2 minute read

Nova Scotia gets $3.1 million to install 660 new EV chargers — mostly in MURBs

Of the 660 new Level 2 chargers, 634 will go into MURBs and the remaining 26 will be installed across the province

Emma Jarratt

Jul 25, 2024

3 minute read

Halifax firm playing key role in transatlantic vessel-to-grid pilot project

Nova Scotia software maker BlueGrid and UK marine charging leader Aqua superPower are heading up a consortium showcasing the ability of electric marine vessels to both receive and supply energy to the grid

Mehanaz Yakub

Jul 22, 2024

5 minute read

Halifax electric commuter ferry project gets green light, $258.7 million in funding

A fleet of five electric ferries will soon be plying the Bedford Basin, linking new terminals in Bedford and Halifax, filling a key plank in regional transit strategy

Mehanaz Yakub

Mar 13, 2024

3 minute read

Proposed Nova Scotia energy operator would accelerate charging station deployment

With current regulations frustrating charging station deployment across the province, Nova Scotia is moving to “modernize” its electricity system

Emma Jarratt

Mar 8, 2024

4 minute read

2024 EV charging networks report: Canada’s public charger installations up 33 per cent in 12 months

In an eventful year for public EV charging, Canada just broke the 27,000-charger mark — one of the highlights in Electric Autonomy’s annual tally of public EV charger installations, by network, in Canada

Emma Jarratt Mehanaz Yakub

Mar 7, 2024

19 minute read

Three Atlantic provinces launch electric school bus feasibility study

With $495,000 in funding, the study will develop a roadmap with a goal of transitioning over 2,800 school buses to electric power

Emma Jarratt

Feb 26, 2024

3 minute read

Nova Scotia gets $249.2 million in funding for three energy storage projects

Loans from the Canada Infrastructure Bank and NRCan will be used to boost renewable electricity strategy, in a partnership between the province and a Mi’kmaq development agency

Mehanaz Yakub

Feb 21, 2024

3 minute read