Electric vehicle projects are getting a cash boost from the Canadian government. Canada’s Minister of State (Sport) and Member of Parliament for Bramalea-Gore-Malton, the Honourable Bal Gosal, announced Friday, May 3, that the Government of Canada will invest over $21 million for 13 innovative clean energy projects in the Greater Toronto Area. These projects are
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Nissan Canada revealed its sales results for April and the compact Sentra as well as the electric Leaf are raising in popularity. Nissan Sentra sales jumped 127.8 percent and was the strongest seller in Nissan’s line-up with 1,433 units sold. Meanwhile, sales of the Nissan LEAF EV totaled 48 units, up 28.0 percent over last
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The Ford Fusion hybrid won the first annual Canadian Green Car Award. The award, selected by a panel of expert members of the Automobile Journalists Association of Canada (AJAC), was announced Friday, April 12, at the Green Living Show, in Toronto, Canada. The Ajac said the competition aims to recognize vehicles with the potential for
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As part of an ongoing investigation by the Canada’s Competition Bureau, Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. (Furukawa), a Japanese supplier of motor vehicle components, was fined $5 million by the Ontario Superior Court of Justice for its participation in an international bid-rigging conspiracy. This fine is the largest ever ordered by a court in Canada for
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Mazda Canada revealed its sales results for March 2013 and these show strong demand for the company’s SKYACTIV Technology-equipped products. Mazda sales last month were led by the compact Mazda3, which enjoyed its best March since 2010 and second best March ever with 4,848 sold. Almost 50 percent of all Mazda3′s sold in March were
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Nissan Canada released sales numbers for March 2013 and it shows the company’s EV, the Leaf, is gaining traction. Canadian Nissan Leaf sales totaled 82 deliveries, up 310 percent and the nameplate’s best month since launch. This brings the year-to-date total to 156 units sold, up 129.4 percent over the same period last year. The
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Prices for the trio of electric vehicle products to be sold by smart in Canada have been released. smart electric vehicles will include the smart fortwo electric drive and the all-new smart ebike. The smart fortwo electric drive coupe will start at CDN$26,990 while the electric drive cabriolet will be priced from CDN$29,990. smart Centers
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Nissan has reported Canadian monthly sales and, at 5,635 total unit sales of all Nissan models, February performance is down 11.1 percent over the same month last year. Although the brand as a whole is down, the Leaf electric vehicle is performing well, with a total of 37 units sold in February 2013. This is
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Vancouver is a growing area for car2go Canada Ltd. The car sharing company is expanding its operations in British Columbia, Canada, to meet the growing needs of its more than 23,000 members. Today, car2go will launch in the City of North Vancouver and add 50 additional car2go edition smart fortwo vehicles to its network. The
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The 2014 Honda Accord Plug-in Hybrid Sedan is heading to Canada in the spring of 2013 for market viability testing. Honda stated during the announcement that the 2014 Accord Plug-in Hybrid (PHEV) Sedan will provide the athleticism and craftsmanship of the all-new Accord, charged with a remarkable dose of hybrid efficiency and electric torque. “The
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