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Volvo’s electric car unit unveils first model, a sporty carbon fiber coupe
Forget the Swedish brand’s reputation for safety and comfort, to take on Tesla and win over new EV buyers, Volvo’s new Polestar division has its sights set on performance
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Tesla fires hundreds of workers after annual reviews
It’s estimated 400 to 700 Tesla employees have lost their jobs in a housekeeping move that trimmed workers in manufacturing, administrative and sales jobs
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Canada, U.K. partner to reduce global coal-fired power proliferation
The International Energy Agency says the world’s reliance on coal has to start diminishing by 2020 if there is any hope of meeting the Paris climate change accord goals
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Interprovincial hydro ties will come, even as other renewables see price drops
Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr said building a more integrated Canadian electricity grid will become a priority as Canada moves away from fossil fuels
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Samsung, Pattern Energy power up new 100 MW wind farm outside Windsor, Ont.
The site uses towers built at CS Wind in Windsor and blades manufactured at Siemens’ soon-to-close plant in Tillsonburg, Ont.
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Mystery chemical leaks from Toronto recycling plant
Officials say several people experienced respiratory difficulties but firefighters have so far been unable to identify and find the substance
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Model 3 buyers may be waiting a while; Tesla again misses production targets
The electric car maker has built just 260 Model 3s since July, drastically short of expectations. Tesla blamed “production bottlenecks” for the slow rollout, but analysts warned more delays could put the firm in a precarious place
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Canadian electric car maker inks manufacturing deal with Chinese firm
Motorcycle manufacturer Zongshen Industrial Group has agreed to produce 75,000 of Vancouver-based Electra Meccanica’s SOLO electric vehicles. The Canadian company says it has over 20,000 orders for its cars
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Small Alberta town plans to extract a different kind of energy from abandoned wells
Hinton, west of Edmonton on the edge of the Rocky Mountains, is teaming up with academic researchers and the private sector to install what may be Canada’s first geothermal heating system in its downtown core
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Canadian developer Northland wraps up construction at new North Sea wind farm
The Toronto-based company expects to bring the 332 megawatt offshore wind farm fully online by the end of the year