Category: Regulatory
EVAA Supports Federal Zero-Emission Vehicle Regulations
The Electric Vehicle Association of Alberta (EVAA) is in full support of the federal zero-emission vehicle regulations, an important step towards a cleaner, sustainable future. This initiative includes options such as fuel cell vehicles, aligning with Alberta’s industry, and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) that address particular use cases where battery electric vehicles (BEVs) may…
Alberta’s Premier gets details wrong about EVs in 2035
Yesterday Alberta’s Premier, Danielle Smith, made an inaccurate/false statement when talking to the press. “They (Federal government) have threatened to not allow for combustion engine vehicles to be on the road after 2035” False. This is simply untrue. Come 2035 Albertans can continue driving their ICE vehicles. They can also continue to purchase new vehicles…
Canada EV Incentive CO2 Reduction Estimation
With the federal EV incentive now in effect, we thought it would be interesting to run some quick numbers to see what sort of environmental benefit it may have: One issue we acknowledge with the above is that the calculations are based on Alberta’s grid (thanks to our tool…
EV Incentives are here!
Update: The ZEV program has been updated in 2022 Update: We now have a single page to consolidate Federal/Provincial/Municipal EV related incentive programs. Starting May 1 2019, the Government of Canada is offering purchase and lease incentives for eligible EV/PHEVs. The particulars are a little… well… particular: Vehicles with 6 or fewer seats, and a…
CHQR Radio Interview on the Federal EV Incentive March 2019
On March 22nd, 2019 the EVAA attended the Ryan Jespersen Show on 770 CHQR Calgary to lend thoughts and insights on the Canadian federal electric vehicle incentive and to talk in general about the electrification of transportation.
MCCAC Electric Vehicle Program
Municipalities now have access to funding through the Municipal Climate Change Action Centre (MCCAC) to introduce electric vehicles to municipal fleets. Alberta communities can save energy, costs and reduce emissions with the Electric Vehicles for Municipalities (EVM) program. Rebates are available for feasibility studies, charging stations and electric vehicles.