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Tesla to quadruple size of Canadian Supercharger network, electrify Trans-Canada

The electric car maker plans to install new chargers from Victoria to Halifax—a major expansion that will transform its patchy current network into a coast-to-coast charging system—just as the mass-market Model 3 rolls out


China to ban new gas, diesel cars

In the biggest blow to traditional engines to date, Beijing is developing a timetable to halt production of gas and diesel cars entirely


Ontario minimum wage hike could lead to 50,000 job losses, provincial watchdog says

In a new report, Ontario's Financial Accountability Officer said the dramatic nature of the province’s $15 per hour minimum wage plan will give companies a greater incentive to cut costs


Researchers look to revive 3,500-year-old technology to take on energy storage

MIT scientists are aiming to give a millennia-old ceramic invention of the ancient Hittites a few modern tweaks and put it to work storing energy from clean power projects
 
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Project to grow crops from seawater takes root in arid Jordan desert

The innovative facility brings together saltwater cooling and solar-powered desalination technologies to produce both vegetables and fresh water » read more
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U.K. engineers launch ‘sewer war’ against giant blob of fat two football fields long

Officials expect the unsavoury blob, also known as a "fatberg," will take workers three weeks to dissolve. You don't want to know what it's made of… » read more
 
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Cummins unveils fully-electric heavy duty truck

The diesel and natural gas engine manufacturer has 'out-Musked' Tesla and announced an industry first: a fully-electric Class 7 big rig. The truck uses a 140 KWh battery pack in place of a 12-litre engine and can haul tens of thousands of pounds » read more

Tax showdown: Small business ready to battle Trudeau on ‘very foolish policy’

A three-part plan to eliminate tax loopholes for small business owners has ignited a firestorm of criticism; opponents of the tax measures say the plan will “seriously damage” Canadian entrepreneurship » read more