Electric Cars in the News

Posted on July 17, 2009 by Jonathan Lotz

During the past week, the government of Ontario and the City of Vancouver have both made announcements concerning electric cars.

In Ontario, Premier Dalton McGuinty announced that Ontario would provide rebates of between $4,000 and $10,000 to offset the price of plug-in hybrid and and battery-powered vehicles.  At current levels, Ontario's rebates will be the most attractive in North America.  As a further incentive, buyers of electric cars will also get special licence plates that will allow them to use carpool lanes, even if there is only one person in the vehicle.

The aim of this program is to have one out of every 20 vehicles in Ontario electrically powered by 2010.  The Ontario government hopes that expanding the use of electric cars in Ontario will create jobs in Ontario and put Ontario at the forefront of the green economy. 

On the other side of Canada, Vancouver's city council has unanimously approved new regulations for electric vehicle charging stations.  Under the regulations, developers will have to provide charging stations for at least 20 percent of parking stalls in new condominium developments.  The regulations come into effect in mid-2010. 

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Welcome to Vancouver, CanWEA

Posted on October 16, 2008 by Warren Brazier
 The Canadian Wind Energy Association is holding its 24th Annual Conference and Trade Show (Fast Forward to Wind) in Vancouver on October 19-22. CanWEA's decision to come to Vancouver is a significant point of recognition as to the tremendous potential and business opportunities presented in the Province for harnessing energy from wind. British Columbia is one of the last provinces in Canada to embrace wind as an energy source with the first wind farm in British Columbia currently under construction and expected to generate power to the grid in January 2009.


The Conference with its expected 2,000 attendees from across Canada and around the world puts industry leaders, businesses and members of the wind community together to learn, network and promote wind energy and its possibilities. CanWEA will kick off Fast Forward to Wind by unveiling its bold, new vision for the crucial role wind energy can play in satisfying the country's increasing electricity demand. Premier Gordon Campbell will open the conference with a presentation on how wind energy will help B.C. meet its energy and environmental goals into the future. In addition, for the first time ever, the conference will be open to the public, so it can learn about wind energy. If you ever wanted to know anything about wind energy, be sure to drop by the Vancouver Trade and Convention Centre on Tuesday October 21, from 3 to 6pm.

We will be attending the Conference and you can be sure we will be blogging about it. So, check back here for updates on the comings and goings at CanWEA.

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