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Canadian battery education sparks German startup, Litona

In this new instalment of the Behind the Battery series, two German students came to Canada for one reason: to study at the Jeff Dahn lab at Dalhousie University. Now they are helping solve the global battery material shortage

Emma Jarratt

Oct 9, 2024

5 minute read

Mercedes, Ontario announce three startup incubators

The incubators are in partnership with the Ontario Vehicle Innovation Network and will be located in Windsor, Kitchener-Waterloo and Toronto

Emma Jarratt

Oct 8, 2024

3 minute read

OVIN, Toronto agree to test autonomous, EV and mobility tech in new pilot zone

Small- and medium-size Ontario businesses can get up to $100,000 in matching funds to pilot solutions to urban mobility issues

Mehanaz Yakub

May 29, 2024

2 minute read

University of Waterloo’s new Ontario Battery and Electrochemistry Research Centre aims to create an R&D platform for Canadian innovation

Centre co-leader Linda Nazar gives Electric Autonomy’s Behind the Battery series a glimpse of the next-generation battery technologies U of W researchers are exploring

Emma Jarratt

May 28, 2024

5 minute read

Battery Industry Acceleration Call opens for applications

The NRCan-backed program will support decarbonizing and increasing the competitiveness of Canada’s EV battery supply chain

Emma Jarratt

Mar 21, 2024

3 minute read

OVIN receives $8 million in federal funding for two new pilot zones

The cities of Toronto and Windsor-Sarnia will be home to OVIN’s new $8-million pilot zones, serving as the live-testing ground for zero-emission and autonomous vehicle technologies

Mehanaz Yakub

Feb 28, 2024

3 minute read

Electric vehicles are being set on fire in Ottawa — but it’s all part of a plan

Explosions, slashings, crush tests and cars set on fire. Welcome to the National Research Council’s battery abuse lab, our fourth installment in Electric Autonomy’s Behind the Battery series

Emma Jarratt

Feb 20, 2024

8 minute read

Exclusive: Dalhousie plans new battery R&D centre (with Tesla support), 2025 battery tech Master’s program

The new $13.5-million Canadian Battery Innovation Centre and a separate battery technology graduate program will help meet the growing Canadian demand for EV battery expertise

Emma Jarratt

Feb 5, 2024

4 minute read

CITM facilitating connections between start-up businesses and major corporations

Companies in the transportation and technology sector, such as Nokia and Magna, are teaming up with small businesses through CITM’s Innovation Challenges

Centre for Integrated Transportation and Mobility

Feb 5, 2024

4 minute read

EXCLUSIVE: Hot ideas emerging from Western Canada’s growing battery research cluster

In part three of Electric Autonomy’s Behind the Battery series, we visit the Western Canada Battery Consortium and Innovation Hub, which is making an R&D virtue out of Alberta’s cold winter climate

Emma Jarratt

Jan 15, 2024

5 minute read