The final numbers for 2017 are in. First, we cover the Fast Five, then dive into the detail. Fast Five for 2017 EV Sales +68% Electric vehicle sales in Canada increased 68% year-over-year. +120% Ontario EV sales more than doubled in 2017, with year-over-year...
Heating is generally one of the weakest points for all-electric or plug-in hybrid vehicles because you can’t typically use waste heat from the engine, while operating in all-electric mode. Electric heating uses a lot of valuable energy from the battery (up to several...
Canada can stimulate or lead markets in the direction of low-carbon goods and services through green procurement policies. The headlines today are full of stories on the North American Free Trade Agreement, and rightly so. But while NAFTA rules the front pages, other...
VICTORIA—Dan Woynillowicz, policy director at Clean Energy Canada, made the following statement in response to the federal government’s release of draft legislative proposals for the federal carbon pricing system: “The federal government has laid out a comprehensive...
VICTORIA—The global shift to electric cars is well underway, bringing with it big changes for drivers, industries and governments around the world. But as our peers accelerate, Canada is coasting—on both policy and per-capita sales. In 2016, just 0.6 per cent of car...
