PostedSep 18, 2017 | climate change, e-vehicles, energy, news
The race is on for electric vehicle supremacy. Last week, China — the world’s second-largest economy and consumer of about one-third of new cars — announced it will set a deadline for automakers to end sales of fossil-fuel-powered vehicles, in a move that is expected...
PostedSep 7, 2017 | energy, international news, news, policy
The U.K. is set to provide as many as 800,000 low-income homes with free solar panels over the next five years in the biggest green program the country has ever implemented. Renewable energy provider Solarplicity will start with 100,000 homes over the next 18 months...
PostedSep 1, 2017 | e-vehicles, international news, news, sustainability, technology
Cummins, a leading maker of diesel and natural gas engines for commercial trucks, unveiled a Class 7 heavy-duty truck cab Tuesday featuring an advanced 140 kWh battery pack that it will sell to bus operators and commercial truck fleets starting in 2019. The...
PostedJul 31, 2017 | climate change, e-vehicles, international news, news, sustainability
When the boss of Europe’s biggest listed oil company says his next car will be electric, it says a lot about the future of fossil fuels. Royal Dutch Shell Plc responded to the worst oil-price crash in a generation with its US$54 billion takeover of BG Group Ltd.,...
PostedJul 20, 2017 | climate change, community, e-vehicles, news, sustainability
On Saturday, July 15 GTEC, Board President, Arden Henley and Project Manager, Todd McGowan visited ElectraFest. This annual event is a collaboration between the Vancouver Electric Vehicle Association (VEVA) , Emotive and other sponsors to promote electric vehicles in...
PostedJul 19, 2017 | climate change, e-vehicles, international news, news, sustainability
Gas stations need to prepare for the switch to electric vehicles, and Shell is not going to be one of those companies left in the dust. The gas and oil company announced a process of installing chargers at various stations across the world through a new partnership...
