A group of 11 Canadian companies, including four from the GTA,
announced last week that they'd form a consortium named
Project Eve to drive innovation to help build the local electric mobility industry. "If Canada is to get its fair share of the new jobs that will come from electric mobility, interested local companies must advance and improve their technologies," said Al Cormier of
Electric Mobility Canada. "This consortium is a step in the right direction.
The partner companies will share information and research in order to better develop components of electric vehicles and make them work better together. The companies include Toronto's
Toronto Electric and NMA, Vaughan's Vecture and Markham's
arcx. Also on the local front, the Electrical and Engineering Department of U of T is one of the academic institutions allied with Project Eve.
"We are confident that by working together we can advance the market goals of our members," says Steve Dalls, CEO of Toronto Electric and a Project Eve co-founder, noting that the "Canadian fleet environment" represents a substantial target for the group. "Our Fleet Program in particular represents a good opportunity for Canadian fleet managers to introduce electric vehicles into their daily activities and to learn about electric mobility directly from the people who make the technologies."
The open consortium are discussing adding more participants.
Writer: Edward Keenan
Source: John Scott, Director, Project Eve