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Bicycle courier riding a green cargo trike with a white storage cube attached to the back, delivering parcels along a busy city street
Transportation
August 20, 2025
Article

Six ways to pedal cargo e-bikes forward in Calgary

How city policies and business action can improve urban delivery efficiency
Nafisa Nawal
Report cover of Calgary Cyclelogistics: Unlocking the potential for cargo bike delivery
Transportation
August 20, 2025
Publication

Calgary Cyclelogistics

Unlocking the potential for cargo bike delivery
Hongyu Xiao Chandan Bhardwaj Nafisa Nawal
Cover of Locating Charging Stations: Identifying zones for early deployment in the GTHA using real-world truck data report
Transportation
July 31, 2025
Publication

Locating Charging Stations

Identifying zones for early deployment in the GTHA using real-world truck data
Chandan Bhardwaj
Transportation
July 31, 2025
Media Release

In the near term, electric truck charging stations don’t need to be everywhere. They need to be in the right places.

New analysis identifies 17 priority zones for electric truck charging in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area
Chandan Bhardwaj
Black electric car at charging station with the power cable supply plugged in
Transportation
July 25, 2025
Op-ed

Let’s not let foreign automakers press us into changing the EV mandate

Standard protects economic sovereignty and helps build a competitive auto sector
Portrait of Chris Severson-Baker Adam Thorn
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An electric FedEx delivery truck parked at the curb on a Toronto street as pedestrians walk by
Transportation
July 22, 2025
Article

Ontario is ready for electric trucks

With the right policies, the province can lead on clean, cost-saving freight solutions
Chandan Bhardwaj Portrait of Lejla Latifović
Buildings, Electricity, Equitable Transition, Oil & Gas, Remote Communities, Transportation
July 22, 2025
Media Release

CleanBC key to resilient economy, reducing emissions, making life more affordable in B.C.

Expanding clean electricity is biggest opportunity for economy, energy security, climate
Transportation
June 2, 2025
Media Release

Ontario’s trucks are ready to go electric – so what’s holding us back

New Pembina Institute analysis shows nearly half of trucks and vans in the GTHA could electrify by early 2030s, creating jobs and cutting costs
Chandan Bhardwaj
Cover of Electrifying Fleet Trucks report
Transportation
June 2, 2025
Publication

Electrifying Fleet Trucks

A case study estimating potential in the GTHA
Chandan Bhardwaj
Delivery person beside white van, inspecting a package
Transportation
May 5, 2025
Op-ed

Why it’s time for small fleets to electrify — and how information makes all the difference

Adam Thorn
Cover of 2024 Urban Delivery Solutions Initiative Impact Report
Transportation
April 23, 2025
Publication

Driving impact in 2024

Urban Delivery Solutions Initiative annual report
Adam Thorn
Transportation
April 3, 2025
Media Release

Harmful U.S. tariffs on auto industry must not undermine Canada’s commitment to EVs

Adam Thorn
A white electric vehicle plugged into a charger at a charging station, the charging station is visible in the background
Transportation
March 21, 2025
Op-ed

As the U.S. drives backwards, Canada must pull ahead

Despite today’s turmoil, smart EV policies will create jobs, investment, and long-term growth.
Hongyu Xiao