EVs

While cities like ours are surging ahead with climate measures, there's a distressing lack of provincial leadership in Ontario.

The tiny fragments that tires release into the environment are yet another reason to reduce car use.

The plan calls for all vehicles for hire, with the exception of stretch limousines and accessible vehicles, to be zero-emission by 2031. Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles would be allowed until Dec. 31, 2032.

The parliamentary budget officer says it will take the federal government until 2043 to break even on its EV battery deals with two automotive giants.

The number of rebates issued for electric vehicles soared in the spring, sparking hope that sales of battery-powered cars and trucks might finally be on track to meet national targets set by Ottawa.

Consumers bought a record number of electric vehicles in the second quarter of the year, but inventory is also accumulating on dealer lots.

Transport is one of the highest-emitting sectors in Canada, just behind electricity and heat. Electric vehicles are a solution gaining global adoption and will eventually become less expensive to purchase. 

Alaska’s rugged and frigid interior, where it can get as cold as minus 50 Fahrenheit (minus 46 Celsius), is not the place you’d expect to find an electric school bus.

Far more tiny particles now come from tires than are emitted from exhausts but new tire designs may help.

A lack of available vehicles and charging infrastructure is slowing down the federal government’s efforts to transition its fleet to electric vehicles, according to a memo obtained through a federal access-to-information request.

Electric car giant Tesla will, for the first time, make some of its charging stations available to all U.S. electric vehicles by the end of next year, under a new plan announced on Wednesday by the White House.

If you agree to provide some of your car’s battery power in times of high energy demand, you’ll get paid, and help make the grid more stable.

Once a pioneer in green transportation, the auto company is now uttered in the same breath as Exxon. What happened?

When it comes to electric vehicles, the array of options normally available to Canadians is scant, and there is nothing to do but wait, writes managing editor Adrienne Tanner.

Now more than ever, Canadians need to understand that climate action is good for the pocketbook.