Disruption dichotomies
Canada is going to need every EV it can get—regardless of where the battery came from The automotive industry has been going through a world of churn and change over the last couple of years and that churn and change …
Category: The Big Picture: David Adams
What’s wrong with being unique?
How Canada’s Chemicals Management Plan needs to better align with our global reading partners policies Everyone, every now and then, likes to differentiate themselves by standing out from the pack. Clothes, hairstyles, tattoos, body piercings — you name it, are …
Sand in the gears
The title for this column may be a bit anachronistic given that for a lot of modern vehicles there are no more “gears” per se. It’s probably obvious, however, that if you did have gears in your vehicle’s transmission, or …
Things are happening fast
Many forces are driving electric vehicle interest much higher. Is the industry ready? I’ve always looked at the timeframe for the transition to electrified transportation through the lens of “it’s happening faster than the industry believes it will, but slower …
What the budget didn’t tell us
There’s a disconnect between government mandates and the support needed to achieve them This is because most of the announcements related to the auto sector had been previously telegraphed through the 2030 Emissions Reduction Plan (ERP), released with much fanfare …
Canada’s infrastructure deficit
More charging infrastructure is needed to meet EV sales targets, but Canada’s basic infrastructure needs an overhaul too. Given that a lot of my recent columns, which have focused on vehicle electrification and the challenges around reaching Canada’s (and Quebec’s …
This is not my Canada
Voicing dissent is part of democracy. Disrupting the economy is another matter altogether. It seems to me that nothing has polarized our society more than the oversight governments have imposed with respect to requirements and restrictions related to the COVID-19 …
There is no “I” in ZEV
The transition to zero emission vehicles away from internal combustion vehicles has been a preoccupation of mine in recent columns, and this is not without merit, as multiple governments within Canadian borders and beyond are moving swiftly to accelerate that …
When EV intentions zap broader public policy goals
A comprehensive approach, in collaboration and consultation with the various components of the transportation sector, is what we need. Canada, along with most of the nations of the world, recently participated in the 26th United Nations Framework Convention on Climate …
The roadmap: From here to where?
How front and centre is the auto industry in each of the three mainstream party platforms, and what do they propose? As I write this column, we are two weeks away from a federal election, which some are viewing as …
Another day, another emissions reduction target
Lots of promises, but what’s the plan? On June 29, the federal government held a national press conference with three different ministers in three different urban centres across the country to announce that the federal government was advancing its target …
Driving the talk
Driving a zero-emission vehicle can be an enjoyable experience—until you are forced to drive around for a charging station. On May 5, the Globe and Mail published a piece by columnist and car critic, Jason Tchir, that looked at the …
