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Better Place bills itself as the global provider of electric vehicle services, accelerating the transition to sustainable transportation. There's a lot of good information on this site and current news about the EV industry. There's also lots about Shai Agassi, the founder of the company. On the Global Overview page of the website (fall 2009), there's a bit about Ontario's hoped-for transition in the auto sector -- which represents 25% of Ontario's manufacturing output -- to EV production. According to the website, "...[Ontario is currently] conducting a study of financial incentives for consumers who by EVs, and other ways to speed their introduction and adoption in Canada."

 Bullfrog Power, Canada’s 100% green electricity provider, offers a 100% clean, renewable electricity choice to everyone in British Columbia, Alberta, Ontario—and now—Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island. When you choose Bullfrog Power, Bullfrog’s generators inject renewable electricity onto your local or regional grid to match the amount your home or business uses. Bullfrog’s electricity comes exclusively from wind and hydro facilities that have been certified as low impact by Environment Canada under its EcoLogoM program instead of from polluting sources like coal, oil, natural gas, and nuclear.