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The top designs in the competition focus on turning electric vehicle stations into a destination rather than just a tedious stop along the way.
iPolitics 'Until the price of electric vehicles is comparable to equivalent gas-powered ones, consumer incentives will be critical.' Electric cars on display at the Canadian International Auto Show in Toronto in 2014 (David Cooper/Toronto Star) U.S. President Joe Biden has moved quickly since his swearing-in on Jan. 20 by introducing a $2-trillion “American Jobs Plan” to rebuild the economy and revitalize infrastructure. A key pillar of the plan is a $174-billion investment to “win the EV (electric vehicle) market.” This includes supporting automakers as they transition to el...
Quebec to electrify 65 percent of school buses by 2030 This investment will bring in roughly 2,600 electric buses Quebec is investing over $250 million to help reduce the greenhouse gas emissions the province’s school buses produce. The province has been leading the green vehicle charge with the largest consumer vehicle incentive to date in Canada (up to $8,000). Now, it’s taking things to the next level by attempting to replace 60 percent of its school bus fleet with electric buses by 2030. Not all of the money is going towards buses, of course, with some funds being divert...
In 2019, only 2.91 percent of new cars were ZEVs. For Q3 2020, this works out to 54,353 ZEVs, and 71.8 percent of these are battery electric vehicles. A vast majority (95.4 percent) were sold in Quebec, Ontario and British Columbia. That said, it’s 1,812 fewer ZEVs than the year before. This is more likely due to reduced car sales from the COVID-19 pandemic than from people not being interested in zero-emissions vehicles. This is where the numbers get a little tricky. While fewer EVs were sold in 2020, it was still a larger portion of the overall car sales since fewer cars were sold in gene...