Electric Vehicles (EV)

The municipality is poised to receive funding from the province's EV ChargeON program to cover two-thirds of the $95,000 price tag.

The Quebec government has once again lowered its target for electric vehicle sales.

Billed as cheap and green transportation for commuters during the day, PEVs are becoming a popular, and highly social, leisure activity in Canadian cities after dark.

Canadians claimed more than $122 million in federal subsidies for new electric vehicles since Ottawa reintroduced its rebate program in February, but many car dealers say they're still waiting to get the funds they are owed.

Grid upgrades could mean C-store refrigeration expansions and new EV charging stations.

Sales of new electric vehicles jumped in March as Canadians took advantage of the long-awaited return of federal government subsidies.

C-stores and fuel stations can prepare for the future and win the electric vehicle charging race with a holistic well-executed strategy, say the experts.

There have also been growing expectations that the global energy shock and higher fuel prices due to the Iran war could prompt more drivers to want to switch to EVs.