Research & Analysis
Transportation
April 25, 2024
Media Release
New report analyzes the effectiveness of clean fuels in lowering emissions
Research from the Pembina Institute explores the best use of alternative fuels in reducing the carbon footprint of road freight![Hongyu Xiao](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2024-05/hongyu-23.jpg?itok=D4_8kezT)
![A large truck on a highway passing through farmland](/sites/default/files/styles/sm_md/public/node_images/fuelling-the-transition.png?itok=cninMOTN)
Transportation
April 25, 2024
Publication
Fuelling the Transition
Low-carbon fuel choices for road freight![Hongyu Xiao](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2024-05/hongyu-23.jpg?itok=D4_8kezT)
![Electric truck charging station](/sites/default/files/styles/sm_md/public/node_images/6-key-factors-holding-back-charging-infrastructure-for-fleets.png?itok=qhQMPKjp)
Transportation
April 17, 2024
Article
6 key factors holding back charging infrastructure for fleets
Electric road freight depends on a grid-ready charging network, yet deployment has been sluggish
Transportation
March 26, 2024
Media Release
FedEx supports new project mapping charging needs and grid readiness in the GTHA
The Pembina Institute launches initiative to help accelerate fleet electrification![Adam Thorn](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2024-05/adam-24.jpg?itok=0EH5Jq1F)
![Trucking employees consulting on logistics](/sites/default/files/styles/sm_md/public/node_images/a-clean-transportation-future-hinges-on-inclusivity.png?itok=NTc-K6_R)
Transportation
March 20, 2024
Article
A clean transportation future hinges on inclusivity
Pembina Institute’s new initiative will help reduce inequities among fleet operators![Portrait of Sarah McBain](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2024-05/sarahmcb-24.jpg?itok=nf3BIhSZ)
![Exhaust from diesel-fuelled heavy-duty truck](/sites/default/files/styles/sm_md/public/node_images/the-true-cost-of-diesel-powered-medium--and-heavy-duty-vehicles.png?itok=_sbGLKWk)
Transportation
March 20, 2024
Op-ed
The true cost of diesel-powered medium- and heavy-duty vehicles
MHDVs are a disproportionately large contributor to traffic-related air pollution![Adam Thorn](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2024-05/adam-24.jpg?itok=0EH5Jq1F)
![Monica Curtis, Pembina Institute](/sites/default/files/styles/sm_md/public/node_images/interview-with-monica-curtis.png?itok=ktmzgARK)
Buildings, Equitable Transition, Transportation
February 8, 2024
Article
Interview with Monica Curtis
A vision for buildings and transportation systems becoming increasingly integrated thanks to a highly skilled workforce![Portrait of Laurence Miall](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2024-05/laurence-24.jpg?itok=oK6iQrx6)
![semitruck on highway](/sites/default/files/styles/sm_md/public/node_images/the-road-to-clean-fuel.png?itok=Vj4_U9Lc)
Transportation
February 7, 2024
Article
The road to clean fuel
Leads to a smaller carbon footprint but not necessarily a net-zero transportation system![Hongyu Xiao](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2024-05/hongyu-23.jpg?itok=D4_8kezT)
![Woman plugs in her electric vehicle.](/sites/default/files/styles/sm_md/public/node_images/fast-and-furious.png?itok=qVSbPW3s)
Transportation
December 20, 2023
Article
Fast and furious
Turns out electric vehicle sales remained strong throughout 2023![Adam Thorn](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2024-05/adam-24.jpg?itok=0EH5Jq1F)
Transportation
December 19, 2023
Media Release
Federal government’s new EV regulations will boost sales and lower prices
Pembina Institute available for comment![Adam Thorn](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2024-05/adam-24.jpg?itok=0EH5Jq1F)
![New cars in lot](/sites/default/files/styles/sm_md/public/node_images/canada-can---t-hit-its-net-zero-goals-without-phasing-out-gas-guzzling-vehicles.png?itok=LV1VZC6j)
Transportation
December 7, 2023
Op-ed
Canada can’t hit its net-zero goals without phasing out gas-guzzling vehicles
Why did our delegates show up at COP28 without a final plan for getting us off fossil fuel-burning cars?![Adam Thorn](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2024-05/adam-24.jpg?itok=0EH5Jq1F)
![Semitrucks and passenger vehicles on the highway in Canada](/sites/default/files/styles/sm_md/public/node_images/ambitious--staggered-sales-mandates-a-key-to-meeting-zero-emission-mhdv-targets.png?itok=McgRyNNu)
Transportation
November 23, 2023
Op-ed
Ambitious, staggered sales mandates a key to meeting zero-emission MHDV targets
Recommendation tops a set of policies Canada needs to steer the MHDV transition![Adam Thorn](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2024-05/adam-24.jpg?itok=0EH5Jq1F)
Transportation
November 1, 2023
Media Release
Pembina Institute releases strategy to decarbonize Canada’s highest emitting vehicles
The relentless rise in truck and bus emissions makes it increasingly urgent to develop a national clean transportation plan![Adam Thorn](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2024-05/adam-24.jpg?itok=0EH5Jq1F)