Guide helps Canada’s condo dwellers choose electric with confidence
New “Make Your Condo EV Ready” Guide Helps Residents and Managers Close the Charging Gap in Multi-Unit Residential...
Tag: electric vehicles
Canada broke its electric vehicle market in 2025 and it did so alone
Despite what you may have heard, the electric vehicle has not fallen out of favour. On the contrary, global EV sales are up 23 per cent year to date so far in 2025, and it’s not just...
B.C.’s updated EV mandate would have zero impact if province follows through on a proposed change
It almost sounded good. Last month, the B.C. government announced proposed changes to its electric vehicle mandate, the details of which will be fine-tuned in the new year. Given recent political...
What is the Electric Vehicle Availability Standard and why does Canada need one?
Through media briefs, we aim to provide useful factual and contextual information related to Canada’s clean energy transition. Please use this as a resource, and let us know if there are any topics...
Poll: Two-thirds of Canadians support keeping EV mandate, though many want adjustments, as EV rebate pause causes would-be buyers to wait
Two-thirds of Canadians (66%) support keeping in place some version of Canada’s currently paused Electric Vehicle Availability Standard—often referred to as the EV mandate—though many would...
Europe enjoys 21 EVs selling for less than $40,000 Canadian. Only one is available in Canada: report
TORONTO / VANCOUVER — Canada has an affordable EV problem. Lower-priced new electric vehicles have become an extinct species here, and that simply isn’t the case in other countries. Accordingly,...
Review of EV Availability Standard an opportunity to fix a growing problem: Canada’s uncompetitive EV market
TORONTO — Clean Energy Canada policy and strategy director Joanna Kyriazis made the following statement in response to the Government of Canada’s decision to pause and review its Electric Vehicle...
Canada is full of would-be clean tech adopters—if only they could
There are many ways to measure the impact of a climate solution, but often it helps to take the long view. How do we spur the transformational change needed for an electrified, net-zero world? How do...
EVs and heat pumps don’t have a popularity problem. They have a barrier problem: report
TORONTO / VANCOUVER — The conversation around electric cars, heat pumps, and other clean technologies has reached a political boiling point, with President Trump waging war on clean energy and the...
Chinese EVs won’t break Canada’s car market — but they could improve it
When my wife and I travelled to Iceland earlier this summer, I was determined to explore its otherworldly landscape through the windshield of an unfamiliar EV. It was an easy decision. I knew the...
Don’t let short-term politics derail B.C.’s long-term EV future
Short-term turbulence is no reason to abandon a policy that’s delivered cheaper EVs, cleaner air and real consumer...
EVs have become a litmus test for whether we’re still America’s buddy — or ready to be a global Canada
There are few Canadian markets more integrated with the U.S. than vehicles. And not just the cars we build in Ontario, but the ones we drive across this country. We rely on U.S. safety standards that...