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Ride hailing, electric vehicles, self-driving cars: Ford Canada looks to future

Ride hailing, electric vehicles and self-driving cars are transforming the future of Ford Canada, and CEO Mark Buzzell says the company is gearing up for a radical shift toward becoming an "auto and...

Vancouver launches first permanent DC fast charge station for electric vehicles

The City of Vancouver and BC Hydro, along with the Province of British Columbia, Natural Resources Canada and BMW, announced the official launch of the Empire Fields DC fast charge station for...

Avoid 'fossil fuel-ishness', says electric vehicle guru

J-M Toriel is the founder and president of Big Green Island Transportation, based in Vancouver, J-M strives to spark new approaches to greening energy in BC.
VEVA BCSEA electric vehicle show 2014 - Mychaylo Prystupa

Record Vancouver gasoline price sparks interest in electric cars

Vancouver gasoline prices tied an all-time record $1.51 per Litre, prompting many to kick the tires on electric cars

City of Vancouver partners with BCIT and Rocky Mountain Institute to get electric cars on road

Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson, BCIT President Don Wright, and RMI Project Get Ready Project Manager Tripp Hyde “plugged-in” two electric vehicles today to symbolize the signing of Project Get Ready

Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics Underscore Need for Transit Transformation

Road closures and designated traffic lanes, plus 250,000 Olympics visitors in Vancouver spell massive reshuffling for commuters this month and next. Fifty-thousand motor vehicles cross the Cambie...