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Saskatchewan

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News, insights and analysis regarding the adoption of electric vehicles, autonomous transportation and new mobility services in the province of Saskatchewan.

Front view of a yellow school bus parked in front of a hydro sub-station

V2G from commercial fleet vehicles can drive Canada to a green future and the time to act is now

Canada needs a stable supply of electricity to ensure that electrification — a critical component of Canada’s net-zero strategy — can proceed. We should be going all-in on V2G
Alberta, British Columbia B.C., Electric school buses, Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure, Electric Vehicle Policies Canada, Electric Vehicles Canada, Ontario, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Vehicle to Grid (V2G)
outline of Canada with a green/gold overlay with text that reads 'Canada's 2022 EV Charging Networks'

Canada’s EV charging networks grow, with fast charger installations up 39 per cent in 2021

Electric Autonomy Canada’s annual tally of Canada’s public EV charger installations and network buildouts shows faster growth in 2021, with a 39 per cent increase in DC fast chargers and 18 per cent charger growth overall
AddÉnergie FLO, Alberta, British Columbia B.C., Canada's EV Charging Networks - Annual Roundups, ChargePoint, Electrify Canada, Ivy Charging Network, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Petro-Canada, Prince Edward Island (PEI), Quebec, Saskatchewan, SWTCH Energy, Tesla Canada, The Electric Circuit
man charging vehicle in parking lot

Three Canadian utilities announce plans for a spate of public EV chargers

The announcements — one in Saskatchewan, two in Ontario — signal growing interest on the part of regional and provincial utilities to lead in the deployment of robust public charging services to support EV adoption
Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Ontario, Public EV Charging, Saskatchewan, Utilities & Electric Vehicles
Saskatchewan country road with the text 'EV road use tax' overlayed on it

Charity to refund “unfair” Saskatchewan EV road tax to electric drivers

The crowdsourcing charity Small Change Fund is calling out Saskatchewan’s EV road user tax as double-dinging electric drivers who already pay an additional $240 per year to SaskPower — a Crown corporation — to charge up at home
Saskatchewan
vehicle charging at a Co-op charging station

After a quiet launch, Federated Co-op’s EV charging network expanding in Western Canada

Seven of 16 Co-op Connect DC fast charging stations in an initial pilot program are now open in Saskatchewan and Alberta, with the rest coming this fall and next spring for drivers in all three Prairie provinces
Alberta, Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure, Electric Vehicle Charging Networks, Manitoba, Public EV Charging, Saskatchewan
road with writing on it

Saskatchewan opens EV road-use tax debate in Canada

Saskatchewan will be the first province to implement a controversial tax on electric vehicles, bringing an issue that other jurisdictions in North America have already grappled with to the fore in Canada
Saskatchewan
Person charging EVs in Saskatoon

City of Saskatoon running second pilot to study benefits of transitioning fleet to electric vehicles

Saskatoon’s latest pilot involves adding four Chevy Bolt’s to the municipal fleet, which the city is leasing to study emissions reductions, cost savings as well as vehicle durability
Saskatchewan