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Clearer pricing needed for public EV charging: report
Clearer pricing needed for public EV charging: report
A clearer and more consistent pricing model for public electric vehicle (EV) charging across Canada is a way to overcome a major barrier to EV adoption, a December report written by Pollution Probe and Mobility Futures Lab suggests.
John Risley’s $75B bet on Atlantic Canada’s energy future
John Risley has long been synonymous with big ventures in Atlantic Canada. Now, the billionaire entrepreneur and his company, Clean Grid Atlantic Ltd., are turning their attention to one of the most ambitious energy projects the region has ever seen.
PowerBank secures $8M loan for N.Y. projects
PowerBank Corporation entered into a loan agreement with NY Green Bank up to US$8 million that will be used to fund a portfolio of 50 megawatts of distributed solar and energy storage projects in New York state.
NEO Battery lands official vendor status with Asian OEM
Toronto-headquartered silicon-based battery developer NEO Battery Materials Ltd. (NBM-X) has announced that it has received official vendor status approval from an Asian Fortune Global 500 automotive original equipment manufacturer (OEM).
Early exploration fuels white hydrogen buzz in Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia is staking a claim in the Canadian white hydrogen race as a surge of companies floods Cumberland County to explore whether the naturally occurring resource can be turned into a viable industry.
Anaergia accused of misrepresenting growth in class-action
A recently certified class action lawsuit claims Anaergia Inc. predicted “explosive” growth from building its own bioenergy plants that was based on unreasonable assumptions and accounting errors. The Burlington-based company is now at one tenth of its peak market value.
Changes to anti-greenwashing law to raise risk for companies
OPINION: The proposed new amendments to the anti-greenwashing provisions in the federal Competition Act were intended to give businesses some breathing room. But if passed as currently drafted, they may do the opposite by creating more legal risk.
Kia’s EV4 will be Canada’s least expensive EV
Of all the numbers attached to the Kia EV4, there’s only one that really matters: 38,995. That’s the price of the Korean maker’s new all-electric sedan, and it makes it the least expensive new production EV in Canada.
Lithium-ion batteries have B.C. waste sector on high alert
Lithium-ion batteries carry significant fire risk — especially if they are crushed, which easily happens at recycling and waste facilities. Firefighters in British Columbia have responded to a growing number of rechargeable battery fires since 2021.
How hybrids help keep automakers’ electrification plans afloat
The EV market is slowing in the U.S., but analysts expect hybrid sales to continue accelerating. Though these cars and trucks will still burn gas, they will quietly move the needle on the transition to fully electric cars and trucks.
Tesla loses title as world's biggest EV maker
Tesla (TSLA-Q) lost its crown as the world’s bestselling EV maker last Friday as a customer revolt over Elon Musk’s right-wing politics and stiff overseas competition pushed sales down for a second year in a row.
Norway zips ahead in EV race as car sales hit 96% electric
Almost all new cars registered in Norway last year were fully electric, official data showed on Friday, headed by booming Tesla sales as the Nordic country cements its global lead in phasing out gas- and diesel-powered vehicles.
ESG has been forced to evolve, but can it survive?
A storm of new business risks and a shift in government investment priorities have converged to force a rewrite of what environmental, social and governance (ESG) is, and even what it should be called.
Green debt sales hit record levels despite climate backlash
Global green bond and loan issuance reached a record US$947 billion in 2025. Investors have piled into climate-friendly assets despite policy and regulatory rollbacks, as artificial intelligence drives a boom in energy infrastructure demand.
The year Trump tried and failed to stop clean energy
Five and a half months. That’s all the time Donald Trump needed to crush the only major climate law the U.S. ever managed to pass. But there were also some reasons to be hopeful about the energy transition in 2025.
How is Europe's carbon border tax going global?
The EU’s carbon border tax is already helping reshape climate policies far beyond the European Union, experts told AFP, even as critics accuse Brussels of protectionism. The levy became fully operational on Jan. 1.
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