Brockville Climate Action Group

Hosted by Natural Resources Canada’s ecoENERGY for Fleets (FleetSmart) and the US Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) SmartWay Transport Partnership.

Purpose

Same Roads – New Challenges - This two day Conference will provide an opportunity for transportation industry professionals to explore and discover practical solutions to today’s challenge managing energy efficiency on-road commercial and institutional fleets.

Ottawa Citizen / Jake Rupert / 04 August 2008

The city has only one hybrid vehicle in its fleet and no explicit policy to require the purchase of fuel-efficient cars and trucks, a situation some councillors say is costing Ottawans cash and clean air.

Two councillors are working on a green fleet and fuel policy for all municipal operations that aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and save money.

Montreal Gazette / Brett Bundale / 23 July 2008

The streets of Montreal are patrolled by police on 10 horses, 42 motorcycles, 130 bicycles and 1,268 cars.

And, since the beginning of the month, the fleet has been bolstered by four T3 Motions, three-wheeled electric vehicles similar to a Segway Personal Transporter.

The motorized tricycle looks like a compact, upright scooter with a standing platform, and has been described as a rolling lollipop, a pogo stick with wheels and a high-tech witch's broom.

Ottawa Citizen / Mike De Souza / 17 March 2008

A Canadian manufacturer is crying foul over a bureaucratic tussle that it believes is blocking its low-speed car from residential streets - but government officials say that there is no conspiracy to kill the electric car.

ZENN Motor Co. has sold thousands of its vehicles in the United States, but the Zero Emissions No Noise vehicles cannot be purchased for use on Canadian roads.