Saskatchewan – All about car

Adrian Dean, a member of the Saskatchewan Electric Vehicle Association, charges his 2011 Nissan Leaf at Petro-Canadas EV Fast Charge station on Reginas east end.Brandon Harder / Regina Leader-Post Electric vehicle (EV) owners in Saskatchewan will soon have a lot more options when trying to find a place to plug in.Tesla, Petro-Canada and Canadian Tire are all planning to build fast-charging stations in the province. Petro-Canadas Regina station soft-launched on Tuesday, and three more in the province are expected to be up and running by the end of September.Tesla is planning to have seven Supercharger stations in the province this year, with some already under construction. Canadian Tire is planning 10 charging locations, and is hoping to have them operating towards the end of next year.The Tesla and Petro-Canada charging stations are both part of cross-country networks, meaning the all the Saskatchewan locations will be near the Trans-Canada Highway. Adrian Dean, a member of the Saskatchewan Electric Vehicle Association, charges his 2011 Nissan Leaf at Petro-Canada’s EV Fast Charge station on Regina’s east end. Brandon Harder / Regina Leader-Post These new charging stations are also more advanced and offer shorter charging times. Matthew Pointer, the founder of the Saskatchewan Electric Vehicle Association, said charging times at older stations ranged from three to four hours. The new stations will be able to fully charge a vehicle in 30 to 45 minutes, and as short as 20 minutes at Teslas Supercharger stations.Its a significant boost for us. Its actually the biggest infrastructure thing that weve seen in Saskatchewan ever as far as electric vehicles, said Pointer. Pointer said EV owners typically charge their vehicles at home, making charging stations ideal when going on long-distance trips. Saskatoon does have charging stations, but neither Tesla nor Petro-Canada have listed any upcoming locations in the city. A Petro-Canada representative said the company wanted to start with stations near the Trans-Canada, and more may come to the province in the future.Canadian Tire, which received funding to build its stations through the federal governments electric vehicle and alternative fuel infrastructure initiative, doesnt currently have plans for a Saskatoon location. The closest one will be in
Origin: Electric vehicle charging stations crop up along Trans-Canada Highway in Saskatchewan

Car exhaust contains lethal carbon monoxide, so its important to make sure exhaust systems are working properly.Sue Reeve A Saskatchewan court has ruled that the federal government has the power to fight climate change on a national level, despite objections from the province. The decision allows the government to set a minimum national price on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and hit specific provinces with a carbon tax if they do not enact their own measures. The province filed the motion with the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal in February, arguing that the carbon tax intruded on provincial jurisdiction, and was unconstitutional because it was not applied equally to all jurisdictions. Premier Scott Moe said that “climate change itself was not on trial,” but the province’s lawyers argued that a national tax would give the federal government power over Saskatchewan’s natural resources and its industrial regulations. In a 3-2 decision released today, the court sided with Parliament and said the carbon tax is constitutional, and is actually a regulatory charge on emissions, rather than a tax. Lawyers for the federal government had argued that a national carbon tax was required because the provinces can’t respond to GHG on their own. The carbon tax isn’t applied to all provinces, just to those that have not enacted their own carbon-pricing schemes that meet the national standards – which are Ontario, Manitoba, New Brunswick, and Alberta. Ontario has already launched a similar court case and is awaiting a ruling, while the premiers of the other three provinces have said they will launch legal actions of their own. The dissenting judges on Saskatchewan’s court said that the tax should be struck down, and that “federalism in Canada means that all governments of Canada must bring all law-making power to bear on the issue of climate change, but in a way that respects the division of power.” It’s expected that the Saskatchewan case, along with those of other provinces, will eventually end up at the Supreme Court of Canada, where all would likely be assembled into one challenge. The federal tax took effect on April 1, 2019 and is currently $20 per tonne of CO2, with an increase of $10 each year until 2022. Saskatchewan said the tax has or will raise the price of gasoline, heating oil and electricity, while the federal government said the majority of families will receive more in rebates than they pay for the carbon
Origin: Saskatchewan court says the carbon tax is constitutional