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Key points from article
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Nov 19, 2008 08:40PM
Key points from article
1, The group is composed of the most influential industry,including GM, Ford, Hydro-Quebec and the unions in the car. It works closely with officials of Natural Resources, Industry and Transport Canada. , the group laid the groundwork for the final report, which recommends that 5% of all new vehicles in circulation in Canada are fed by renewable power sources by 2018. This, according to figures from 2007, some 80 000 vehicles. will be filed in Toronto on 26 November.
2, There is talk of building a fully electric car Canadian, revision of building codes to meet the electricity needs of future vehicles and training of employees in the industry for the development of electrical engineering, among other things.
3, commissioned by the think tank, also concludes that Ottawa would be well advised to finance the industry. "Canada, wrote on, has many advantages that favor the development of electric vehicle technology", whose presence on its territory largest producer of battery plug (plug-in) North America (Electrovaya)and the first vehicle manufacturer plug (Bombardier). "