Electric Vehicle Association of Atlantic Canada

10/19/2026

VANCOUVER — Graham Anderson, clean transportation program manager at Clean Energy Canada, made the following statement in response to the release of the latest EV sales data from Statistics Canada: “The latest EV sales numbers point to an EV market that’s gathering momentum. In August, EVs mad...

10/19/2026

More Canadians are considering an for their next purchase. 🚗🔌

New polling from Clean Energy Canada shows 48% now lean toward choosing , up 3 points since April.

The message is clear: Canadians want more vehicle choices that best fit their needs and budgets.

10/15/2026

10/14/2026

Reducing pollution, lowering fossil fuel demand/prices, and helping Ukraine by keeping money out of the hands of the Russian military machine ❤️

Electric cars worldwide have helped save around 200 million barrels of crude oil since the Strait of Hormuz crisis began earlier this year, according to analysis from energy think tank Ember 🛢️

The research once again proves how widespread switches to EVs can help countries boost their energy security and save money. China alone has saved around $14 billion in crude oil imports between March and August, thanks to its high levels of EV adoption.

Read the full analysis below 👇

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10/12/2026

Charging $500 to slow EV adoption is like taxing healthcare to pay for potholes.

Every EV on the road cuts tailpipe pollution 100%. That means fewer asthma attacks, fewer ER visits, and lower healthcare costs for Nova Scotia.

Health Canada data shows traffic pollution drives asthma + ER visits. EVs eliminate tailpipe emissions. NS could save ∼$2M/yr in healthcare with just 10,000 EVs.

But the new $500 EV fee slows adoption 15-25%. We’re charging $500 to make people sicker… to collect $500 for roads.

Roads + Health = One Budget. Fund both fairly.

PEI figured it out: cut gas tax, skip EV fees, fund roads like healthcare. Roads are still paved. ER visits are down 4%.

Share if you think NS should follow PEI’s lead.

10/08/2026

A new study published in Science found that switching from a gasoline vehicle to a battery-electric vehicle can significantly reduce lifetime carbon emissions, even when the gasoline car is still relatively new.

Researchers compared more than 400 combinations of vehicles, battery sizes, electricity sources, driving patterns, and replacement timelines.

On average, replacing a gasoline car with an EV reduced lifetime emissions by about 56%. The researchers also found that in 92% of the scenarios they modeled, switching to an EV before the gasoline vehicle reached the end of its useful life resulted in lower overall emissions.

One of the biggest factors was how much the gasoline vehicle would continue to be driven. The EV’s higher manufacturing emissions, mainly from its battery, were typically offset by lower emissions from driving in about three years.⚡🚘

10/06/2026

Trump has made it clear to Canadians that his goal is to strengthen U.S. vehicle production and pull investment and manufacturing south.

And if Canada continues to align its auto market with the U.S. by sidelining and weakening key policies, consumers will pay the price.

"If we continue following American policy to maintain the struggling status quo of our auto industry, rather than allowing for EV and policy innovation, consumers will suffer from fewer choices. Instead of having the option to buy a low-cost EV that is cheaper to charge, they will have to keep paying for gas-powered cars as gas prices fluctuate wildly."

Read our op-ed "Ottawa must not abandon electric vehicles to align with Washington" by Chris Severson-Baker and Adam Thorn in the Globe and Mail.