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ment, as well as recreational
vehicles such as snowmobiles
and ATVs. Collectively, this
range of vehicles represents
" the most-polluting segment "
in the entire industry, ProEV
President Jarred Knecht told
Automotive News Canada.
-Joe Knycha
ProEV said its new Montreal
facility will produce wire
harnesses for commercial
and recreational electric
vehicles. PHOTO: ProEV
Components International,
is spending US $10 million to
set up a new facility to build
high-voltage wire harnesses
for commercial and recreational
electric vehicles.
It's the company's second
site in Montreal and is on
track to open in August. The
plant will create about 250
engineering, program management
and manufacturing
jobs.
It will make equipment
for commercial trucks, vans,
buses, agricultural equipFuel-cell
company won't
rule out passenger cars
VANCOUVER-BASED LOOP
Energy has won a contract to
supply Britain's Tevva Motors
Ltd. with its 50-kilowatt T505
hydrogen-fuel-cell system to
power the truckmaker's 7.5tonne
electric-truck platform.
An initial test last year
demonstrated that Loop's
system integrated seamlessly
with the truck's fuel-cell
range-extender system, the
company said in a release. The
truck is designed for up to 500
kilometres of all-season service
range. Loop and Tevva
are working on finalizing a
broader supply agreement.
Loop's priority is electrifying
commercial vehicles, such
as trucks and transit buses.
The company is not currently
looking at passenger-vehicle
Tevva's 7.5-tonne electric
van fits Loop's target market.
The B.C. fuel-cell maker
also pointed to " interesting
conversations " with
automakers.
PHOTO: TEVVA MOTORS
applications, but a spokesman
said there have been " interesting
conversations " with automakers.
- Steve Mertl
Quebec-made intercity
coach gets green light
SAINTE-CLAIRE, QUE.
- Coach bus manufacturer
Prévost, part of the Volvo
Group, has announced an
$84-million program to build
electric touring buses and to
develop a retrofit kit to convert
existing diesel buses to electric.
The company will add 115
people to its workforce of 650
in Sainte-Claire, 35 kilometres
southeast of Quebec City, as part
of the new program, reported the
Montreal Gazette. Government
support over five years includes
a $15.5 million forgivable loan
from Investissement Quebec,
plus a $7.5 million non-repayable
loan from the province.
R&D for both objectives began
several months ago, Prévost
President Francois Tremblay
said in a statement. The electric
intercity coach will be ready for
service in 2025 and will sell for
between $900,000 and $1 million.
- Joe Knycha
Plewis group rumbles
into motorcycle market
SWIFT CURRENT, SASK. -
Southwestern Saskatchewan's
largest automotive dealership
group has expanded - to sell
motorcycles.
Plewis
Automotive
Group has
acquired
Badlands
HarleyDavidson
of
Medicine Hat,
Alta., 220 kilometres
west
of the group's
Swift Current
headquarters.
The motorcycle
retailer
becomes the
group's sixth
location.
Partner
Ryan Plewis, a
self-described Harley-Davidson
enthusiast, told Swift Current
Ryan Plewis
of Plewis
Automotive
Group calls
the new
electric-assist
bicycles a " bit
of fun. "
SUPPLIED
PHOTO
Online the acquisition gives
the group " new influence and
reach " from Saskatchewan to
the British Columbia border.
Harley-Davidson has modernized
its product line in recent
years to include an electric
model, the Livewire. The brand
also is introducing an electric-assist
bicycle, which Plewis
describes as " a bit of fun. "
- Joe Knycha
Toyota recommits
on STEM education
OTTAWA - THE TOYOTA
Canada Foundation will invest
$1 million over four years
in Actua, a national charity
focused on youth outreach for
groups underrepresented in science,
technology, engineering
and mathematics (STEM).
Leslie Miller, treasurer for
the foundation, said Toyota has
been supporting Actua since
2017 and the renewed commitment
will assist in " engaging
more girls and young women,
Indigenous and Black youth,
and youth living with disabilities
in STEM. "
Actua's outreach programs
reach tens of thousands of young
Canadians underrepresented in
STEM each year, offering inclusive
learning environments
designed to foster a sense of
belonging in the fields.
- David Kennedy
- ANC
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