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Emma Jarratt

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Executive editor: Electric Autonomy Freelance: Toronto Star & Investigative Journalism Bureau Member: AJAC, CAJ, IRE Contact: emma.jarratt@electricautonomy.com

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Electric Autonomy @electricautonomy.com · 28/04/2025

One key issue in today's federal election is Canada’s goal to transition to zero-emission transportation, battery manufacturing & grid decarbonization. Where do the candidates stand? We've outlined the platforms & policies of each party so Canadians can know before they vote. #Canada #Elxn2025

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Know before you vote: where do federal parties stand on EVs?

Canadians head to the polls on April 28. Where do candidates stand on EV adoption, manufacturing and grid decarbonization?

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Electric Autonomy @electricautonomy.com · 10/04/2025

New: E-mobility employment, GDP share in #Canada may triple by 2035 A new report finds Canada’s ZEV sector is poised for major growth in the next 10 years that will impact industries, jobs and policies. Read the full story by @emmajarratt.bsky.social #EVs #EMobility #employment #policy

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E-mobilty employment, GDP share in Canada may triple by 2035

A new report finds Canada's ZEV sector is poised for major growth in the next 10 years that will impact industries, jobs and policies

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Electric Autonomy @electricautonomy.com · 03/04/2025

Tesla falls out of favour with Canada’s rebate programs British Columbia, Nova Scotia, PEI and Manitoba are all excluding #Tesla vehicles from provincial EV rebate programs. Read the full story by @emmajarratt.bsky.social #EVs #EVIncentives #Canada #EVsky

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Tesla falls out of favour with Canada's rebate programs

British Columbia, Nova Scotia, PEI and Manitoba are all excluding Tesla vehicles from provincial EV rebate programs

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Electric Autonomy @electricautonomy.com · 04/04/2025

NEW: B.C. assessing future EV rebates following carbon tax cancellation Following the federal government’s removal of the carbon tax, B.C. faces a $1.8B deficit that may see provincial EV rebates scrapped. Read the full story by @emmajarratt.bsky.social #EVs #EVIncentives #BritishColumbia

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B.C. assessing future EV rebates following carbon tax cancellation

Following the federal government's removal of the carbon tax, B.C. faces a $1.8 billion deficit that may see provincial EV rebates scrapped

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Electric Autonomy @electricautonomy.com · 04/04/2025

#Saskatchewan bumps up annual BEV road-use charge to $300 The move, which is causing ire throughout the BEV community, is in line with the tax an average combustion vehicle pays. Read the full story by @emmajarratt.bsky.social #ElectricVehicles #EVs #Canada #EVsky

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Saskatchewan bumps up annual BEV road-use charge to $300

The move, which is causing ire throughout the BEV community, is in line with the tax an average combustion vehicle pays

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Electric Autonomy @electricautonomy.com · 08/04/2025

NEW: Halifax launching first e-scooters, e-bikes pilot program Starting in mid-May Bird Canada will deploy 300 e-scooters and 300 e-bikes across #Halifax as part of a 2-year pilot program. Read the full story by @emmajarratt.bsky.social #ElectricBikes #ElectricScooters #MicroMobility #NovaScotia

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Halifax e-scooters, e-bikes pilot program launching next month

Starting in mid-May Bird Canada will deploy 300 e-scooters and 300 e-bikes across Halifax as part of a two-year pilot program

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Electric Autonomy @electricautonomy.com · 27/03/2025

NEW: #Saskatchewan bumps up annual BEV road-use charge to $300 The move, which is causing ire throughout the BEV community, is in line with the tax an average combustion vehicle pays. Read the full story by @emmajarratt.bsky.social #ElectricVehicles #EVs #Canada #EVsky

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Saskatchewan bumps up annual BEV road-use charge to $300

The move, which is causing ire throughout the BEV community, is in line with the tax an average combustion vehicle pays

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Electric Autonomy @electricautonomy.com · 27/03/2025

StatsCan reports #Quebec reached 30% ZEV sales in Q4 2024 Sales for zero-emission vehicles across #Canada in Q4 hit 18.3%: 202,103 battery-electric + 68,882 plug-in hybrids sold in 2024. Bottom line: it’s the strongest market showing yet. electricautonomy.ca/data-tracker... #EVs #EVAdoption

Electric Autonomy graph showing the overall rise of zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs) as a percentage new vehicle registrations in Canada since Q1-2020. The blue line represents S&P Global data, and the red line represents StatsCan data. The most recently added data point is 18.3 per cent reported by StatsCan for Q4-2024, up from 15.7 per cent in the previous quarter.

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Electric Autonomy @electricautonomy.com · 25/03/2025

NEW: Tesla falls out of favour with Canada’s rebate programs British Columbia, Nova Scotia and Manitoba are all excluding Tesla vehicles from provincial EV rebate programs. Read the full article by @emmajarratt.bsky.social #EVs #Canada #Tesla #EVsky

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Tesla falls out of favour with Canada's rebate programs

British Columbia, Nova Scotia and Manitoba are all excluding Tesla vehicles from provincial EV rebate programs

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Electric Autonomy @electricautonomy.com · 15/03/2025

Canadian zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) adoption finished on a high last year with S&P Global Mobility reporting registrations of new battery-electric & plug-in hybrid vehicles reaching 18.9% in Q4 2024, exceeding predictions. Read on: electricautonomy.ca/data-tracker... #EVs #EVAdoption #Canada

Electric Autonomy graph showing the overall rise of zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs) as a percentage new vehicle registrations in Canada since Q1-2020. The blue line shows S&P Global data, the red line shows StatsCan data. S&P Global's latest data point is 18.9% for Q4-2024, up from 16.5% in Q3-2024.

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Electric Autonomy @electricautonomy.com · 13/03/2025

NEW: StatsCan reports #Quebec reached 30% ZEV sales in Q4 2024 Sales for zero-emission vehicles across #Canada in Q4 hit 18.3%: 202,103 battery-electric + 68,882 plug-in hybrids sold in 2024. Bottom line: it’s the strongest market showing yet. electricautonomy.ca/data-tracker... #EVs #EVAdoption

Electric Autonomy graph showing the overall rise of zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs) as a percentage new vehicle registrations in Canada since Q1-2020. The blue line represents S&P Global data, and the red line represents StatsCan data. The most recently added data point is 18.3 per cent reported by StatsCan for Q4-2024, up from 15.7 per cent in the previous quarter.

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Electric Autonomy @electricautonomy.com · 11/03/2025

Zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) adoption in #Canada finished on a high last year with S&P Global Mobility reporting registrations of new battery-electric & plug-in hybrid vehicles reaching 18.9% in Q4 2024 — exceeding predictions. Read on: electricautonomy.ca/data-tracker... #EVs #EVAdoption

Electric Autonomy graph showing the overall rise of zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs) as a percentage new vehicle registrations in Canada since Q1-2020. The blue line represents S&P Global data, and the red line represents StatsCan data. The most recent added data point is 18.9 per cent reported by S&P Global for Q4-2024, up from 16.5 per cent in the previous quarter.

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Clean Energy Canada @cleanenergycanada.org · 06/03/2025

⚡️🔌🇨🇦🚗📈 Canadians now have nearly 13,000 public EV charging stations to plug in at. According to new government data, the country added more than 6,500 new charger ports at over 1,500 new stations since last March—a 24% increase year-over-year. #cdnpoli #EV #energytransition

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2025 EV charging network report: Canada nears 13,000 public stations

Canada saw a 24-plus per cent jump in public EV charging stations between March 2024 and March 2025, data shows

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Electric Autonomy @electricautonomy.com · 06/03/2025

NEW! 2025 EV charging network report: Canada closes in on 13,000 public stations Canada saw a 24.2 per cent jump in public EV charging stations between March 2024 and 2025. Read the full story here: electricautonomy.ca/charging/202... #EVCharging #ChargingNetworks #Canada

Electric Autonomy chart showing the growth of public electric-vehicle chargers in Canada since March 2020. Data is consolidated from Natural Resources Canada (NRCan).

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Electric Autonomy @electricautonomy.com · 11/02/2025

NEW: Trudeau assembles Canada-US Economic Summit following tariff threat After a last-minute deal to delay sudden across-the-board 25% tariffs, Canadian legislators and industry stakeholders met to strategize about future challenges. Read the full story by @emmajarratt.bsky.social #tariffs

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PM tackles tariff threat at Canada-U.S. Economic Summit

After a last-minute deal to delay 25 per cent tariffs, Canadian legislators and industry stakeholders met at an Economic Summit in Toronto

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Electric Autonomy @electricautonomy.com · 06/02/2025

Norwegian company eyes #Canada for new graphite production plant With a new graphite supplier deal from GM and lobbyists at the federal and provincial levels, Vianode AS is preparing for a factory in Canada. Read the full story by @emmajarratt.bsky.social #EVs #EVbatteries #SupplyChain

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Vianode AS eyes Canada for new graphite plant

With a new graphite supplier deal from GM and lobbyists at the federal and provincial levels, Vianode AS is preparing for a factory in Canada

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Electric Autonomy @electricautonomy.com · 07/02/2025

Windsor, Ont., lands new $120-million silicon anode factory Neo Battery Materials anticipates producing 5,000 tonnes of silicon anodes annually in key proximity to Stellantis, NextStar Energy and Volkswagen. Full story by @emmajarratt.bsky.social #EVbatteries #BatteryMaterials #SupplyChain

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Windsor, Neo Battery ink $120-million silicon anode plant deal

Neo Battery Materials anticipates producing 5,000 tonnes of silicon anode annually in key proximity to NextStar Energy and Vokwagen

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Electric Autonomy @electricautonomy.com · 07/02/2025

Tariffs, trade wars & tough talk test North America’s EV industry The EV industry across North America is reeling from the threat of a trade war and the levy of #tariffs between Canada and the US. Full story by @emmajarratt.bsky.social #EVs #ElectricVehicles #manufacturing #SupplyChain #TradeWar

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Tariffs, trade wars and tough talk test North America's EV industry

2025 is bringing the greatest challenges North America's EV sector has faced yet — including threats of tariffs and trade renegotiation

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Electric Autonomy @electricautonomy.com · 04/02/2025

NEW: Tariffs, trade wars and tough talk test North America’s EV industry The EV industry across North America is reeling from the threat of a trade war and the levy of #tariffs between Canada and the U.S. Full story by @emmajarratt.bsky.social #EVs #ElectricVehicles #manufacturing #SupplyChain

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Tariffs, trade wars and tough talk test North America's EV industry

2025 is bringing the greatest challenges North America's EV sector has faced yet — including threats of tariffs and trade renegotiation

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Electric Autonomy @electricautonomy.com · 23/01/2025

NEW: Windsor, Ont., lands new $120-million silicon anode factory Neo Battery Materials anticipates producing 5,000 tonnes of silicon anodes annually in key proximity to Stellantis, NextStar Energy and Volkswagen. Full story by @emmajarratt.bsky.social #EVbatteries #BatteryMaterials #SupplyChain

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Windsor, Neo Battery ink $120-million silicon anode plant deal

Neo Battery Materials anticipates producing 5,000 tonnes of silicon anode annually in key proximity to NextStar Energy and Vokwagen

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Electric Autonomy @electricautonomy.com · 02/01/2025

Invest WindsorEssex has opened applications for a new $3.8M EV battery training program. Successful participants in the Battery Boost program may be eligible for employment at the NextStar battery manufacturing plant in Windsor, #Ontario. Read the full story by @emmajarratt.bsky.social #EVbatteries

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Windsor opens applications for $3.8-million Battery Boost program

Successful participants in the Battery Boost program may be eligible for employment at the NextStar battery manufacturing plant in Windsor

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Electric Autonomy @electricautonomy.com · 06/01/2025

Quebec axes ZEV rebate, bans gas vehicle sales #Quebec is pausing the Roulez vert program as of February 2025, while passing a bill to ban combustion vehicle sales starting in 2035. Read the full story by @emmajarratt.bsky.social #EVs #EVrebates

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In one day Quebec pauses ZEV rebate, passes gas vehicle ban

Quebec is pausing the Roulez vert rebate program as of February 2025, while passing a bill to ban combustion vehicle sales starting in 2035

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Electric Autonomy @electricautonomy.com · 16/01/2025

NEW: What to expect with electric MHDV rebates in 2025 Following an abrupt “pause” of the federal passenger ZEV rebates, commercial fleets across #Canada are now wondering: what about us? Read the full story by @emmajarratt.bsky.social #EVRebates #ElectricVehicles

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What to expect with electric MHDV rebates in Canada for 2025

Following an abrupt "pause" of the federal passenger ZEV rebates, what's going to happen with zero-emission MHDVs in Canada?

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Electric Autonomy @electricautonomy.com · 17/01/2025

Electric lobster boat nears launch by Indigenous fishery in Cape Breton — The Membertou First Nation, along with three Canadian partners, has been developing the zero-emission vessel since December 2023. Read the full story by @emmajarratt.bsky.social #ElectricBoats #ElectricVessels #FirstNations

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Indigenous electric lobster fishing vessel to operate in Nova Scotia

Membertou First Nation, in partnership with three Canadian firms, began working on the electric lobster vessel in December 2023

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Electric Autonomy @electricautonomy.com · 21/01/2025

NEW: Norwegian company eyes Canada for new graphite production plant With a new graphite supplier deal from GM and lobbyists at the federal and provincial levels, Vianode AS is preparing for a factory in Canada. Read the full story by @emmajarratt.bsky.social #EVbatteries #SupplyChain #Canada

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Vianode AS eyes Canada for new graphite plant

With a new graphite supplier deal from GM and lobbyists at the federal and provincial levels, Vianode AS is preparing for a factory in Canada

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Electric Autonomy @electricautonomy.com · 05/12/2024

NEW: The Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) has installed its first EV chargers and is planning more. Two Level 2 chargers are now in operation at the MNO office in Thunder Bay, with more to follow across the province. Read the full article. #EVcharging #Ontario

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Métis Nation of Ontario installs first EV chargers, planning more

The Level 2 chargers are in operation at the Métis Nation of Ontario office in Thunder Bay with more to follow across the province

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Electric Autonomy @electricautonomy.com · 05/12/2024

Ontario city bus fleet on track for 50% electrification by 2026: Oakville, ON, will have 74 #ElectricBuses on the road, out of a 135-vehicle fleet. Oakville Transit’s latest e-bus order goes into service next month, a milestone for the transit agency after years of work on bus fleet electrification.

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Oakville bus fleet on track for 50 per cent electrification by 2026

Oakville, Ont.'s electrification plan includes putting 74 electric transit vehicles on the road in two years — out of a bus fleet of 135

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Electric Autonomy @electricautonomy.com · 06/12/2024

Q3 2024 numbers mark an all-time high for the Canadian EV sector, with S&P Global Mobility predicting that #EVs will make up 15.2 per cent of all light-duty vehicle sales in 2024. Quebec is streaking into the lead among all Canadian provinces for #EVadoption. Read the full report:

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ZEVs leap to 16.5 per cent market share in Q3 2024: S&P Global

S&P Global's Q3 2024 numbers mark an all-time high for the Canadian EV sector with 1 in every 6 vehicles sold in Canada now a ZEV

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Electric Autonomy @electricautonomy.com · 09/12/2024

NEW: E-One Moli, a lithium-ion battery cell maker, will not be going ahead with its $1B factory expansion in Maple Ridge, B.C., the company has announced. Parent company Taiwan Cement Corp. has released a statement from its chairman confirming the stoppage of construction. #EVbatteries #Canada

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E-One Moli halts $1-billion Canadian battery factory expansion

Taiwanese battery maker, E-One Moli, planned to expand its existing factory in Maple Ridge, B.C., but is now shelving the plan

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Electric Autonomy @electricautonomy.com · 24/11/2024

Sales of zero emission vehicles in Canada continue to climb. New data from S&P Global shows that sales in Q3 2024 reached 16.5% – an all time high. Read more... electricautonomy.ca/data-tracker...

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Electric Autonomy @electricautonomy.com · 26/11/2024

@manitoba-hydro.bsky.social is considering becoming an EV charging network operator. Earlier this fall #Manitoba released its Affordable Energy Plan on how the province intends to support sustainable & reliable energy access, incl. to public EV charging stations. electricautonomy.ca/charging/202...

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Manitoba Hydro considering EV charging network deployment

The provincial government is pushing ahead on electrification, recently empowering Manitoba Hydro to operate its own EV charging network

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Electric Autonomy @electricautonomy.com · 26/11/2024

Stellantis has a new #batterymaterials supplier with Canadian roots. NOVONIX, a battery tech company spun out of Dalhousie U, will supply the automaker's battery cell partners in NA with synthetic graphite. electricautonomy.ca/ev-supply-chain/2024-11-12/novonix-stellantis-graphite-offtake-agreement

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Novonix, Stellantis ink six-year term graphite offtake agreement

Stellantis and Novonix are committing to a target of 86,250 to 115,000 tonnes of synthetic graphite offtake beginning in 2026

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Electric Autonomy @electricautonomy.com · 26/11/2024

Government of #Canada announces new program to fund R&D of #ZEV technologies. The e-Auto Challenge Program will operate under the National Research Council (NRC) and provide funding to kickstart & support innovation in the light-duty #EV supplier ecosystem. electricautonomy.ca/ev-supply-ch... #EVs

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Canada announces e-Auto Challenge program

The government wants to accelerate the transition from gas to electric vehicles by funding SMEs through an e-Auto Challenge Program

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Electric Autonomy @electricautonomy.com · 27/11/2024

NEW: Labatt Breweries is incorporating 10 #ElectricTrucks into its fleet. In a $5.47M purchase, the Quebec brewer secured the Volvo VNR trucks for its Montreal area distribution centres. The vehicles will average 50–110 kms daily & have a range of 280 km. #MHDEV electricautonomy.ca/fleets/2024-...

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Labatt spends $5.47 million to acquire 10 electric trucks

The Quebec brewer is leveraging federal and provincial incentives to purchase the Volvo VNR electric trucks