Tech Tax: Saskatchewan’s new EV tax ruffles industry feathers
Regina, Saskatchewan — The Saskatchewan government will implement a $150 annual tax for passenger electric vehicles, effective Oct. 1, 2021. The announcement was made Tuesday alongside the province’s 2021-22 budget. Government officials said the reason for the tax is that electric vehicles do not contribute to highway maintenance through the provincial fuel tax. Throughout the […]
Hummer on the Horizon: GMC to launch electric SUV in 2023
Oshawa, Ontario — GMC has expanded its electric Hummer lineup expands with the addition of the 2024 HUMMER EV SUV. The company unveiled the model during the NCAA Men’s Final Four basketball tournament in an ad narrated by LeBron James. GMC said the vehicle will have a range of about 480 kilometres, driven by the […]
Quivering with Anticipation: Project Arrow set to give update on RFD process on Thursday
Toronto, Ontario – Following a request for proposals (RFD) issued at CES 2021 in January, the Automotive Parts Manufacturers Association (APMA) has an update regarding the current status of Project Arrow, the country’s first fully domestically-designed emissions-free vehicle. The APMA is set to deliver the update online via a webinar that will be open to […]
A New Leaf: AK Motor Intl. unveils Maple Majestic EV brand
Toronto, Ontario – Hoping to fill the void of excitement usually filled by the annual auto show season, AK Motor International Corporation has announced the Maple Majestic, the company’s inaugural line of emissions-free vehicles (EV), in a press release from Thursday. According to AK Motor founder Arkadiusz Kaminski, “Maple Majestic is intended to be Canada’s […]
Power Surge: StatsCan data finds EV and hybrid sales lead vehicle sales recovery
Toronto, Ontario – As the Canadian automotive industry makes it’s slow climb toward recovery, following sharp sales declines at the height of the pandemic, new data from Statistics Canada shows that electric vehicle (EV) and hybrid sales are leading the charge in overall sales volume. According to data published by Stats Can on Feb 11., […]
EV/AV Report: January 25, 2021
Toronto, Ontario – In this week’s electric and autonomous vehicle report, Extreme Vehicle Battery Technologies Corp. plans to stand up to Tesla with their TITAN battery system, LeddarTech announced a partnership with German laser and lighting developer, OSRAM, and a Laval, Quebec-based transportation operator placed the largest single order of Lion Electric school buses ever […]
Alberta Government announces funding for electric vehicle network
By CRM staff Toronto, Ontario – February 5, 2019 –– The Government of Alberta announced on Monday that they will be providing $1.2 million towards the provinces Peaks to Prairies electric vehicle network. The network will be installing 20 fast-charging stations that will cover more than 1,700 km of southern Alberta highways. Canadian provinces such as […]
New Brunswick invests $450,000 into EV charging stations
By Tom Davis Ottawa, Ontario — January 17, 2018 — To provide Canadians with more options to drive clean, the Government of Canada has announced a $450,000 investment to nearly double the number of EV charging stations in New Brunswick (NB). Serge Cormier, Member of Parliament for Tracadie–Bathurst, on behalf of Jim Carr, Canada’s Minister […]
