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Canada and California to work together on cleaner transportation

Green Car Congress

The Memorandum of Understanding commits both governments to work together on developing their respective regulations to cut greenhouse gas emissions from light-duty vehicles, such as those currently in effect in Canada, California and the 13 US states that have adopted California’s standards.

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Canada government to approve new Electric Vehicle Availability Standard

Teslarati

The new legislation considers zero-emission cars to include battery-electric, hydrogen, and plug-in electric vehicles. By 2026, the federal government wants 20% of all new car sales to be zero-emission vehicles. And by 2030, zero-emission cars should make up 60% of new car sales.

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Plug-in electric car sales in Canada, October 2016: Volt's seven-peat

Green Car Reports

The Chicago Cubs won the World Series for the first time in 108 years; the Chevy Volt won the Canadian electric-car sales trophy for the seventh time in seven months.

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Plug-in Electric Car Sales In Canada, Jul 2014: Volt Victorious, Leaf Looms

Green Car Reports

The Chevrolet Volt range-extended electric car remains Canada''s plug-in sales champion, but the Nissan Leaf battery-electric--the best-selling electric car in history--is coming up fast in its rear-view mirror As consistently as the Toyota Camry tops the U.S.

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Volvo Car USA and Canada sales up 31.6 percent in August, PHEV and BEV volume doubles

Electric Cars Report

Volvo Car USA and Canada reported regional sales of 11,768 cars in August, up 31.6 So far this year the Volvo Car USA and Canada region sold 89,014 cars, an increase of 22.9 The company’s line of Recharge […] The post Volvo Car USA and Canada sales up 31.6

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Plug-in Electric Car Sales in Canada, Sep 2014: Smart Deals Move Wheels

Green Car Reports

During September, another 145 Chevrolet Volts were sold in Canada--continuing the slow but steady arrival of plug-in electric cars onto the nation''s roads.

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Plug-in electric car sales In Canada, Sep 2017: 1 percent now, 99 percent to go

Green Car Reports

The market share of plug-in electric cars in Canada appears to have topped 1 percent for the first time ever last month. We estimate that just under 1,900 vehicles with plugs were sold last month, compared to roughlyk 187,000 sales across the country of.

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