SFU alumni reduce electric vehicle battery waste and provide renewable energy to remote Canadian communities
January 10, 2021 Photo courtesy of SFU News. Pictured left to right, SFU alumni Gabriel Soares, Edward Chiang, Sumreen Rattan, and Gurmesh Sidhu. By: Charlene Aviles, Peak Associate & Harvin Bhathal, Features Editor Over the past several years, the popularity of electric vehicles has steadily increased. This is due to the low cost required to run and maintain them, as well as the low environmental impact compared to gas-powered vehicles which rely on extracting and processing fossil fuels. As the demand for electric cars rises (sales of electric vehicles surpassed 2.1 million in 2019), thei...