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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.

Public transit authorities are taking action to electrify city bus fleets across Canada

Municipal transit agencies in Toronto, Ottawa, Regina and Saint John are the latest jurisdictions to make significant advances in their efforts to switch to fully electric bus fleets

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Mehanaz Yakub
May 10, 2022
10 minute read

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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

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Kate HaycockandMehanaz Yakub
March 31, 2022
12 minute read

Electric bus charges at a stop along city route

Saskatoon buying two electric buses, sees potential $66-million savings from a full fleet transition

A 12-month electric bus pilot project in Saskatoon has concluded that the city can save up to $66 million if it were to replace its public transit fleet with 100 per cent electric buses

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Mehanaz Yakub
March 10, 2022
5 minute read

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

Mehanaz Yakub
March 2, 2022
4 minute read

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

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Kate Haycock
November 8, 2021
2 minute read

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

Mehanaz Yakub
September 28, 2021
4 minute read

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

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Emma Jarratt
April 21, 2021
5 minute read

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

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