Sustainability
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Magna partners with Michigan startup to retrofit self driving shuttles
The new partnership will create an undisclosed number of self-driving shuttles that can increase to hundreds and eventually thousands as demand increases.Read more → -
Ford hires 300 engineers at Ottawa connected vehicle research centre
Ford will hire 100 additional hardware and software engineers in the U.S. to support the work of the Ottawa team.Read more → -
ABB, Nova Bus collaborate on electric transportation
Nova Bus will collaborate to help deliver the first ABB electric bus opportunity charger in North America.Read more → -
End-of-life Design
Diverting e-waste from local landfills and toxic “backyard” operations in developing nations begins with product designers.Read more → -
Renewable energy becomes largest source of installed power
International Energy Agency report says renewables reached 153GW in 2015 and will grow by 13 percent by 2021.Read more → -
Aquatic UFO lets owners live off the grid
Jet Capsule designed a "living floating house" sea craft.Read more → -
Mechanical engineering researchers propose metal powder as fossil fuel alternative
McGill study suggests recyclable metal powders could be as power, energy dense as gasoline.Read more → -
Ontario offers $20 million to build EV charging stations
Province announces fast-charging charging network strategy at climate change talks in Paris.Read more → -
Canadian researchers discover inexpensive oil sands wastewater cleaning process
University of Waterloo technique combines nano-particles and sunlight to remove naphthenic acid from tailing ponds.Read more → -
Toyota aims to largely phase out gas engine cars by 2050
Japanese automaker to focus on hybrids and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles.Read more →
