From Lac-Mégantic to Lytton: Can Canada improve rail safety with zero-emission and autonomous tech?

Ten years on from Lac-Mégantic, Electric Autonomy looks at the rail industry’s safety and sustainability record in Canada

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Small depots ready for electrification today, indicates new 10-fleet demo data

Results from week one of the North American Council for Freight Efficiency’s three-week Run on Less – Electric Depot demonstration show the electrification potential of small and large depots alike

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Exclusive: Behind the scenes of a battery manufacturing breakthrough at Novonix

In part two of the Behind the Battery series, Electric Autonomy visits Novonix in Bedford, N.S., to see how this Canadian company is lowering the cost of batteries through a manufacturing revolution

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Quebec to spend another $514 million on 116,700 public chargers, EV-ready MURBs

The Quebec Strategy on Electric Vehicle Charging investment will add 6,700 fast chargers and 110,000 Level 2 chargers as well as 600,000 EV-ready parking spots in MURBs — all by 2030

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EXCLUSIVE: Inside the Tesla-funded Jeff Dahn Research Group labs

Ever wonder what goes into building some of the world’s most advanced battery technologies? In the first part of the Behind the Battery series, Electric Autonomy visits the Jeff Dahn Research Group to find out what makes the lab so appealing to Tesla

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EXCLUSIVE: Tesla, Ontario met about “investment opportunities” for years, government records show

The meetings and exchanges, which occurred between 2020 and 2023, are part of a freedom of information document cache requested by Electric Autonomy

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BC Transit starts its journey to zero-emission buses in Victoria

Electric Autonomy visits Victoria Regional Transit, jumping off point for BC Transit’s province-wide fleet electrification plan, with delivery of its first 10 battery-electric buses just weeks away

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