Canada
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The second-generation Chevy Volt set a single-month Canadian plug-in electric vehicle sales record in July with 385 sales, the equivalent of about 3500 sales in the American market. That's more than August 2013, the Volt's best-ever month in the United States, when dealerships moved 3,351 units. With this achievement, the Volt not only surpassed its 320 sales in June, but outpaced the previous single-month record of 325 Tesla Model Ses sold in March. DON'T MISS: U.S. Plug-in electric car sales in July: Volt passes 100,000 with strong numbers Canada's five best single-vehicle single-month...
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Plug-in electric car sales in Canada, June 2016: volte-face for the Volt
Paced by the Chevrolet Volt, Canada may have had its first-ever month in which 1,000 plug-in electric vehicle were sold. Volt sales continued to soar in Canada during June, with GM's electric flagship topping 300 for the first time. Factoring in population ratios, this would be roughly equivalent...
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Half of North American power from renewable sources by 2025: plan
The U.S., Canada, and Mexico are expected to sign a pledge to generate more power from renewable sources.
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Electric cars a key part of climate-action plans in Ontario, Quebec
In the past two months, the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec announced aggressive climate-change policies, both featuring strong plug-in electric vehicle support. Ontario's provincial government followed up on its recently-strengthened purchase rebates with a battery of policies including...
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Plug-in Electric Car Sales in Canada, May 2016: Canada crosses 20,000 cars with plugs
The Chevy Volt's May sales numbers put it in the driver's seat in Canada for the fourth time in five months The country welcomed its 10,000th plug-in electric vehicle around October 2014, about 40 months after the first Nissan Leafs arrived. This past April—about 18 months later—the...
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Plug-in electric car sales in Canada, April 2016: Model S sales ludicrous
With the Stanley Cup destined to be won by an American team for the 23rd straight year, Canadian hockey fans seemingly spent the month of April shopping. The country's monthly auto sales topped 200,000 for the first time in history, and least two plug-in electric vehicles set sales records. None...
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Though many countries opt out of daylight savings time, the Canadian auto market always "springs forward" in March. Last month set a Canuck record for total March auto sales, at 175,000 units; depending on Tesla volumes to be reported this month, the plug-in electric vehicle segment may have broken its own monthly record as well. Those potentially record numbers were assisted by renewed policy support in Ontario and British Columbia, and broader product offerings from carmakers. DON'T MISS: U.S. Plug-In Electric-Car Sales Will Bounce Back After 2015 Decline: Report The second-generation Chevy...
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Renault Twizy low-speed electric car comes to Canada
The Renault Twizy has always been an unusual vehicle, the sole low-speed electric vehicle to carry the brand of a major global automaker. Sold in a number of European countries, it's been tested here and there in North America. To date, the only way to experience a Twizy has been to rent one from...
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North America's largest coal power plant to become 44-MW solar farm
The site of an Ontario power plant will become a solar farm.
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Canada to echo U.S. fuel economy regulations for heavy-duty trucks
Canada will join the U.S. in issuing stricter fuel-economy standards for large trucks.
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Electric cars in Canada: 6 good-news events for buyers, drivers
Canadian electric-vehicle policy seems to be enjoying its own annus mirabilis, or "wonderful year," during 2016. While "a journey of 1,000 miles begins with a single step," plug-in proponents could be forgiven for wanting to advance more than a step at a time. Here, then, are a half-dozen recent...
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Plug-in electric car sales in Canada, February 2016: Volt Valentine
Chevy's 102 Volt sales may have led the Canadian plug-in electric vehicle market in February, and bring its national total to 5,611 units. As it happens, this is a mere 103 units away from Nolan Ryan's major league baseball strikeout record of 5,714. Up slightly from January's 94 sales, this was...
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As U.S. electric-vehicle advocates are well aware, a handful of states have reduced or killed incentives for plug-in vehicles over the past year, adding some headwinds to sales. Earlier this month, the Canadian province of Ontario took the opposite approach, expanding its plug-in electric vehicle incentive program. It's a welcome tailwind. The new initiative isn't entirely surprising, as the province has burnished its green credentials in recent years, notably phasing out its use of coal. DON'T MISS: When Electric-Car Incentives Return: British Columbia Case Study Premier Kathleen Wynne was...
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Plug-in Electric Car Sales in Canada, January 2016: New Year, Old Models, New Records
Like an exhausted Times Square reveler, the Canadian plug-in electric vehicle market tends to start the New Year slowly, and this past January was no exception. Chevy sold 94 Volts, down more than half from December's 220 but well ahead of the 71 from a year ago. Similarly, Nissan's 72 Leaf sales...
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When Electric-Car Incentives Return: British Columbia Case Study
Christmas came in April last year for plug-in electric vehicle proponents in British Columbia, Canada, when the provincial government reinstated its Clean Energy Vehicle purchase-incentive program. Purchase rebates for B.C. buyers of plug-in electric vehicles had ended in February 2014, when the...
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Plug-in Electric Car Sales in Canada, December 2015: Tesla Model S-Capades
Tesla's dominance in Canadian plug-in electric vehicle sales in December seems all but assured, given that its sales in the quarters ending in March, June and September were 250, 242, and 255 respectively. Those are the three highest single-month sales totals for any plug-in electric vehicle in...
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VW Diesel Owners In Canada Get Their 'Goodwill' Offer Too
Volkswagen's Canada arm will offer gift cards and free roadside assistance to owners.
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Plug-in Electric Car Sales in Canada, November 2015: Autumn Reign For Volt
The second-generation Chevy Volt followed up its 203 October sales with 178 units in November, likely leading the Canadian plug-in electric vehicle pack. Though it will end December with slightly lower year-over-year volumes, the positive early reception suggests the 2016 Volts have the potential...
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Canadian electric vehicle advocates can look at the election of Justin Trudeau's Liberal Party with cautious optimism, and not just for the party's promise to install charging stations at government buildings. Gerald Butts, Prime Minister Trudeau's chief policy advisor, played a role in the Province of Ontario's decision to shutter its coal plants. Then he moved on to serve as President and CEO of the conservation group WWF Canada before returning to politics. DON'T MISS: Electric-Car Range: The More You Have, The More You Use, Canadian Data Shows In that role, he collaborated selectively...
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Plug-in Electric Car Sales in Canada, October 2015: The Wallet Ballot
During the same month in which a second-generation Trudeau won the Canadian election, the second-generation Chevy Volt took the plug-in electric vehicle sales crown. The new model helped Chevrolet sell 203 Volts in Canada in October, well above the 126 sold in September and good enough for its...
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Plug-in Electric Car Sales In Canada, September 2015: Triple-Triple
With a "double-double" being Canadian shorthand for a coffee with two creams and two sugars, we might call September a "triple-triple": Three plug-in electric car models hit the 100-sales mark last month. Chevy sold 126 first-generation Volts in Canada in September, down slightly from August's 167...
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Electric-Car Range: The More You Have, The More You Use, Canadian Data Shows
With the recent announcement by the City of Los Angeles that it would lease 288 plug-in electric vehicles, now is a good time to look at a new study from Canada on how electric cars can be integrated into large fleets. It's important because it explicitly quantifies the range anxiety that...
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Plug-in Electric Car Sales in Canada, August 2015: Still Chasing Chevy
The first-generation Chevy Volt notched 167 new Canadian customers in August, building on its sector-leading 150 July plug-in electric vehicle sales north of the 49th parallel. Though this represents a slight year-over-year drop from last August's 186 Volts, it's encouraging that sales have...
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In Survey, 77 Percent Of Canadian Buyers Support Hydrogen Vehicles
Hyundai surveys Canadian buyers, and says they're enthusiastic about hydrogen.
Stephen Edelstein