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Vancouver to host Canada’s first docked e-scooter sharing program

The e-scooter service, from Lime, will launch in mid-September and be phased in across the city through 2028

Mehanaz Yakub

Aug 15, 2024

5 minute read

Buyer demand prompts builder to install 110 EV chargers in new B.C. condo-townhome complex

When given the option, more than 65 per cent of buyers in Cressey Development Group’s new multi-residential building in Vancouver said yes to an EV charger upgrade, installed by Hypercharge

Mehanaz Yakub

Feb 28, 2023

3 minute read

High-rise headaches: EV charging in Canada’s condos, apartments and MURBs a mixed experience

Electric Autonomy’s cross-Canada guide to municipal building code regulations for EV charging in multi-unit residential buildings reveals a fragmented patchwork of standards with many cities and entire provinces missing-in-action

Emma Jarratt Mehanaz Yakub

May 16, 2022

12 minute read

Formula E Vancouver 2022 race cancelled, with a possibility of a 2023 date for the electric sporting event

Formula E’s upcoming Vancouver competition comes to an abrupt end as organizers cancel the July 2022 race weekend with an option to postpone until 2023

Mehanaz Yakub

Apr 27, 2022

3 minute read

Victoria-based Geazone Eco-courier expands hydrogen fleet after phase-one success

Geazone Eco-courier now has 20 hydrogen-powered Toyota Mirai cars in its zero-emissions fleet and plans to add 20 more in the coming months

Mehanaz Yakub

Nov 17, 2021

4 minute read

Vancouver City Council rejects polluting vehicle tax proposal

After 10 months, two rounds of public engagements and several hours of public commentary and presentations, Vancouver city council scraps proposal to require a citywide residential parking permit and extra fees for polluting vehicles

Mehanaz Yakub

Oct 14, 2021

5 minute read

Vancouver City Council passes new by-law with expanded requirements for EV charging

In a boost for residents and visitors, the new requirement, which comes into effect in June 2022, requires 45 per cent of most new non-residential buildings to include EV charging infrastructure

James Paul

Jul 13, 2021

2 minute read

Can Vancouver-based Damon Motorcycles redefine the ride?

Canadian electric motorcycle company Damon is hoping to take the powersport world by storm with a lineup of bikes it says will redefine what it means to safely ride, race and rev

Emma Jarratt

Jun 8, 2021

11 minute read

Formula E set to return to Canada after Vancouver council approves 2022 race

Buckle up — one of the fastest (and quietest) electric car races in the world is coming back to Canada after a five-year hiatus since the 2017 Montreal double-header

Emma Jarratt

May 5, 2021

3 minute read

Tesla Semi trucks in electric log hauling project on Vancouver Island

Forest management company, Mosaic, is partnering with startup service provider, EcoWest Driven, to use electric semi-trucks in Mosaic’s logging operations on Vancouver Island

Emma Jarratt

Apr 9, 2021

3 minute read