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Exploring why so many great Canadian innovations end up in someone else’s backyard

When Eric Wortley became the new owner of an electric vehicle, the Amherstburg, Ont. resident never planned on documenting what its like on social media. But as Windsors auto sector started moving toward electrification, he noticed more of his friends debating the pros and cons of EVs over social media.

Automotive industry analysts say rising gas prices have more consumers looking into electric vehicles. But even as interest spikes, experts say too few options — and high prices — mean they haven’t quite hit the mainstream.

60 per cent of Canadians say its time to buy an EV and 51 per cent say theyll never buy another gas-powered vehicle.

Soaring gasoline prices and vulnerability in oil supply have convinced three in five Canadians that its time to buy an electric vehicle and more than half say they "will never

A new KPMG survey also found Tesla and Toyota are virtually tied for the brand that most would buy

Moving the needle on electric-vehicle adoption will hinge on addressing consumer concerns

The Liberals, NDP and Conservatives all have platforms that call for a shift to electric vehicles in the next 15 years, but it’s going to take a massive shift in consumer buying and ramped up investment in charging stations to make that possible, experts say.

The Globe and Mail Jason Tchir Published March 3, 2021 Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press Who killed the gasoline-powered car? That’s a question we could be asking in less than a decade, if Volvo sticks to predictions made by its CEO. “I would be surprised if we wouldn’t deliver only electric cars from 2030,” Volvo CEO Hakan Samuelsson said at an online-summit in December. Story continues below advertisement In January this year, General Motors announced that it would stop selling ga...