Electric vehicles

Far from just impacting transportation today, the pandemic and ensuing economic fallout could have big implications for the transit systems of tomorrow.

Climate lobbying watchdog claims US oil giant met EC officials in run-up to policy

Car sales are declining globally and the real “peak car” moment (when the number of vehicles in operation stops increasing and starts a permanent decline) could also be near.

Canada is making off-road electric vehicles and automotive equipment eligible for immediate tax writeoffs in a bid to encourage Canadian companies to buy them, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Monday, March 2, 2020.

"We're not the problem. We can throw all our car keys in Halifax harbour, turn down the heat, turn off the lights, walk around naked in the dark eating organic beets and it won't make a difference." - Peter MacKay, Conservative Party leadership hopeful, February 2020 as reported by CBC

“If you don’t think of both public health and your CO2 budget at the same time, you’re not going to make very optimal decisions.”

The Vancouver-based mining company proposing to build the massive Frontier oilsands mine in northeastern Alberta has set a target to be "carbon neutral" by 2050.

Fiat Chrysler is in talks with the Taiwanese company Foxconn to develop and manufacture battery-powered vehicles, the U.S.-Italian automaker said on Friday, January 17, 2020.

Ford, GM and Fiat Chrysler need to make up for lost time to compete with foreign counterparts on electric-vehicles.

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

Hybrid cars are taking up a growing share of new auto purchases as options increase and prices come down. But to figure out if a hybrid makes financial sense, consumers need to do some math.

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.

The CEO was the pilot and not a drop of fossil fuel was burned.

Ford's F-150 is over 100 times more polluting than Tesla’s new Cybertruck.

While most homeowners are raking autumn leaves, Mike Perozak is helping his neighbours in downtown Toronto prepare their gardens to welcome guests in the spring.