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Canada's electric vehicle charging ambitions falling short, industry group says
Wednesday, December 22, 2021, 6:56 AM MST
The federal government is promising to spend close to $880 million over the next four years to build about 65,000…
Biden boosts fuel economy standards to fight climate change
Tuesday, December 21, 2021, 6:25 AM MST
In a major step to fight climate change, the Biden administration is raising vehicle mileage standards to significantly reduce emissions…
Shell uses cow dung to power German trucks and cut CO2
Wednesday, December 15, 2021, 6:22 AM MST
Trucks in Germany could soon be running on fuel that’s made partly from manure at one of Europe’s biggest oil…
Canada threatens to retaliate against U.S. over EV tax credit
Monday, December 13, 2021, 6:42 AM MST
Canada is threatening to retaliate with targeted tariffs on U.S. goods if tax incentives for electric vehicles produced by unionized…
Electric vehicles are going to dent oil demand—eventually
Friday, December 10, 2021, 6:47 AM MST
Electric passenger vehicle sales are on a tear. In the first quarter of 2010, 395 EVs were sold worldwide. Last…
Mandate to enforce EV sales quotas needed by end of next year: Guilbeault
Friday, December 10, 2021, 6:30 AM MST
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says he wants a national mandate that would force auto dealers to sell a certain number…
Canada on track to reduce fossil fuel use by 62 per cent by 2050
Friday, December 10, 2021, 6:12 AM MST
A new forecast says Canada is on track for a significant reduction in fossil fuel use by 2050, even as…
Fossil-fuel CEOs strike back with warning on energy transition
Thursday, December 9, 2021, 7:05 AM MST
Buoyed by high oil prices, the bosses of the biggest explorers this week laid out a vision for the energy…
Feds expected to release details of carbon capture tax credit soon, says Cenovus
Thursday, December 9, 2021, 6:23 AM MST
Cenovus Energy Inc. says Ottawa's forthcoming release of details about its proposed tax credit for carbon capture, utilization and storage…
Buttigieg rebuts Elon Musk on federal electric car investments
Wednesday, December 8, 2021, 6:29 AM MST
U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg defended the Biden administration’s support for electric vehicles that Tesla Inc. chief executive officer Elon…
Making sense of methane measurement technologies
Tuesday, December 7, 2021, 7:50 AM MST
Strict new rules for oil and gas companies to better detect, monitor, and repair methane leaks in the U.S. mean…
Oil CEOs warn that high prices jeopardize energy transition
Tuesday, December 7, 2021, 6:43 AM MST
High fossil-fuel prices may jeopardize efforts to pivot to cleaner renewable energy sources, the leader of one of Europe’s largest…
