Etiket: electrification
Transport electrification | Electric circuit: 33 million liters of gasoline saved in 10 years
Hydro-Québec has enabled electric car drivers to save 33 million liters of gasoline since the creation of its circuit of charging stations in 2012. While the state-owned company has many…
Unscrambling | Is transport electrification THE solution for the environment?
There is no miracle solution to respond to the climate emergency. Different means are being explored by the political parties, and the electrification of transport is at the center of…
Transport electrification | An insufficient shift to limit global warming
Global sales of electric vehicles doubled in 2021, but this is far from enough, estimates Greenpeace, which has just unveiled a report on the efforts of major car manufacturers towards…
Dodge embraces electrification with a hybrid crossover
Long singled out for its fairly energy-intensive range devoid of hybrid or electric options, Dodge now seems to finally want to take a greener turn. The Stellantis Group brand recently…
ProEV opens a new factory for the electrification of transport
A new plant intended for the electrification of transport is born in Montreal. The company ProEV inaugurated Thursday what it calls the “largest site” for the production of high-voltage cables…
What effect will the electrification of transport have on the job market?
If the professions likely to develop thanks to the electrification of transport are well defined, it is different for those whose future could be compromised by this phenomenon. A report…
New federal incentives for the electrification of heavy vehicles
Ottawa’s new program to incentivize businesses and communities to electrify fleets of buses, large pickup trucks, garbage trucks and other medium and heavy vehicles comes into effect Monday. The Minister…
[Opinion] The electrification of land transport, much more than automobiles!
Propulsion Québec, the electric and intelligent transport cluster (TEI), would like to respond to the column published on June 27, 2022 in the edition of To have to by Jean-François…
Transport electrification: making the transition a success
Québec is well underway on its energy transition trajectory, but there is still a long way to go. The transportation sector alone generates 43.3% of the province’s greenhouse gas (GHG)…
Electrification of school transport | Bringing work to Quebec to access grants
The German group Daimler proposes to bring work to Quebec to allow its Quebec partner Autobus Thomas to be eligible for financial aid from the school transport electrification program. The…
Management of the Charette Écorchée Electrification Fund
(Quebec) “Almost all” of the actions financed by the Electrification and Climate Change Fund (FECC) “do not have adequate indicators or targets”. And the government’s energy policy has so many…
Electrification of heavy vehicles | The coffers were emptying too quickly at Effenco
Effenco was unable to replenish its coffers despite international breakthroughs and its contracts obtained from renowned clients. Unable to attract a new investor, the young Quebec shoot, which seemed to…
An electrification project for Kitcisakik
(Val-d’Or) The Aboriginal community of Kitcisakik, which is still not connected to the Hydro-Québec network despite being located about a hundred kilometers south of Val-d’Or, could soon see this essential…
Transport electrification | The private sector reaches out to Quebec
The recent budget tabled by the Government of Quebec provides significant amounts for the fight against climate change and the electrification of transportation which will allow, among other things, the…
Electrification | Lincoln brings deadlines closer
Lincoln, Ford’s famous luxury brand, is reportedly about to announce even earlier electrification timelines for its lineup than previously announced last June. Posted at 12:57 p.m. Charles Rene The Press…
A more ambitious electrification plan at Bentley
The English luxury brand Bentley has reconfirmed its electric shift by shortening the deadlines for marketing models without internal combustion engines. Posted at 5:45 p.m. Charles Rene The Press Supported…
Electrification race | GM invests $7 billion in Michigan
(New York) The American manufacturer General Motors announced on Tuesday that it plans to spend $7 billion in Michigan as part of its broad shift to electric vehicles, including the…
Transport electrification | Incentives even in the recreational sector?
Cars, trucks, buses… The list of vehicles eligible for government purchase incentives has grown over the years to accelerate the electrification of transportation. Even if they are associated with the…
Electrification of transport | Canada’s first electric fire truck in 2022
It’s the firefighters’ turn to go green: Vancouver will take possession of its electric fire truck in 2022, the very first in Canada. Four Quebec cities also tested the same…
Public transit on the way to electrification in Quebec
Despite the pandemic and a still significant drop in ridership in 2021, the Capital Transportation Network (RTC) has a balanced budget of $ 250.2 million for 2022 and continues its…