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Boasting about his $1 trillion infrastructure package, President Joe Biden overstated its reach by claiming it would result in 500,000 electric vehicle charging stations and meet his pledge to nudge half of U.S. drivers into EVs by decade’s end.

Canada’s National Observer asked federal Liberal Environment and Climate Change Minister Jonathan Wilkinson about critical issues in the upcoming election, and how his party would respond to the climate crisis.

Now is the time for a supercharged national effort from governments, automakers, utilities and charging network providers to educate Canadians about electric vehicles, write Cara Clairman of non-profit Plug’n Drive and Brian Kingston of the Canadian Vehicle Manufacturers’ Association.

A new report calls for Ottawa to provide financial support to help the freight transportation industry to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through the purchase of zero-emission vehicles and charging stations.

National cash rebates convinced more Canadians to buy an electric car in the last 18 months, but Transport Canada says it won't be enough to hit the first zero-emission vehicle sales targets in 2025.

Sales of electric vehicles in Ontario have plummeted since the Progressive Conservative government cancelled a rebate last year, hampering progress toward a national target.

The Green Party of Ontario's leader and only MPP is a bit like a feisty boxer punching above his weight. He gets jabs in while Premier Doug Ford's Progressive Conservative government lands punches left and right. Mike Schreiner, leader of the Green Party of Ontario, talks with National Observer at his Queen's Park office.

Environment Commissioner Julie Gelfand says Canada is not doing enough to combat climate change.

Charging an electric car away from home can be an exercise in uncertainty — hunting for that one lonely station at the back of a rest-area parking lot and hoping it's working.

Automakers are hoping to overcome the biggest roadblock to electric vehicles sales — range anxiety among consumers — with a little help from government.