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Electric car share aims to improve rural Manitoba transportation options

1+ hour, 16+ min ago  (119+ words) CBC Electric car share aims to improve rural Manitoba transportation options Red River Rides is offering a car share program featuring a fleet of electric vehicles in three southeastern communities, with the hope of improving transportation options for residents. - Rideshare…...

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Rideshare giant Uber says it's coming to Sudbury, Timmins, North Bay and more | CBC News

12+ hour, 24+ min ago  (312+ words) The U.S.-based company that popularized the modern app-based ride-hailing industry says it is coming to cities and smaller towns across northeastern Ontario. Uber confirmed it is hitting the road in Greater Sudbury, Timmins and North Bay — as well as more…...

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cbc.ca > news > canada > thunder-bay > lithium-refining-9.7266571

Lithium-processing research in Northwestern Ontario gets 260K funding injection from the province | CBC News

1+ day, 7+ hour ago  (798+ words) Ontario government investing over $250,000 to advance lithium processing in northwestern Ontario The provincial government announced Friday that it is providing $262,500 to support new lithium-processing research led by Rock Tech Lithium in partnership with Thunder Bay Pulp and Paper. Rock Tech…...

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Electric car share program aims to break transportation barriers in rural Manitoba | CBC News

1+ day, 21+ hour ago  (620+ words) For many people in rural Manitoba, buses, taxis and public transit are simply not an option. But a new car share program, which features a fleet made up entirely of electric cars, is working to make getting around a bit…...

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cbc.ca > news > science > hydrogen-battery-electric-trucks-9.7266083

Why battery-electric trucks are winning the race against hydrogen | CBC News

2+ day, 17+ hour ago  (970+ words) Hydrogen has long been touted as the solution to electrifying and decarbonizing heavy vehicles, such as long-haul trucks. But now, battery-electric trucks appear to be winning the race against their hydrogen counterparts. Electric vehicles can be equipped with either fuel…...

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Ontario government investing over $250,000 to advance lithium processing in northwestern Ontario

4+ day, 3+ hour ago  (155+ words) CBC Ontario government investing over $250,000 to advance lithium processing in northwestern Ontario A new research project in Thunder Bay will look at whether a forest industry by-product could be useful in lithium processing. Rock Tech Lithium, a mining company hoping…...

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Bats can catch and eat birds mid-flight. A painter may have known that 400 years before scientists | CBC Radio

4+ day, 8+ hour ago  (767+ words) Europe’s biggest bat is capable of an impressively athletic feat: snatching birds out of the air and eating them, mid-flight — something a painter seems to have noticed hundreds of years before scientists. Researchers first proved this snacking-while-flying behaviour exists last…...

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Canadians design ice-resistant floating solar for cold climates | CBC Climate Change News

5+ day, 7+ hour ago  (1726+ words) Welcome to our weekly newsletter where we highlight environmental trends and solutions that are moving us to a more sustainable world. Hi, it's Emily. I've been interested in the idea of floating solar and disappointed that we never see it…...

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Carney's fuel efficiency plan won't bring quick relief to cost of summer road trips, critics say | CBC News

1+ week, 17+ hour ago  (655+ words) The federal government pitched its new tailpipe standards as a way to make fuel-efficient cars more accessible to Canadians. But two groups advocating for low-emission travel say the rules would put the country short of its goal — and ultimately leave…...

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Green energy vs. grid reliability: Nova Scotia’s peaker plant battle

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (132+ words) CBC Green energy vs. grid reliability: Nova Scotia’s peaker plant battle As Nova Scotia transitions to a green energy grid, residents in Pictou County are fighting back against proposed natural gas peaker plants. For The National, CBC’s Taryn…...