TAF in the Media

Le secteur des transports de passagers bientôt 100 % électrique à Toronto?

9/2023 - CBC RADIO-CANADA - Les taxis, Uber et autres véhicules privés avec chauffeur émettent 4 à 6 % des gaz à effet de serre produits par le secteur des transports à Toronto, selon la Ville.

As Toronto ponders EV mandate for rideshare drivers, experts say they can’t lead the charge without chargers

9/2023 - CBC - Charging infrastructure is needed in residential high-rise buildings where many drivers live, advocates say.

Kite Mobility raises $3.5 million to grow its electric mobility platform for multi-family buildings

8/2023 - ELECTRIC AUTONOMY - Research demonstrates the startup's potential to reduce 200,000 tonnes of carbon in the GTHA.

Kite Mobility gets funding to boost growth in Canadian rideshare market

8/2023 - CANADIAN AUTO DEALER - “The commitments from these strategic investors advance Kite’s growing impact,” said Scott Macwilliam, Founder of Kite Mobility.

Cleantech startup Kite Mobility lands C$3.5m in third seed round

8/2023 - VENTURE CAPITAL JOURNAL - Through investments from five organizations including TAF, Kite Mobility has raised $3.5 million in a third seed financing round.

Kite’s electric mobility-sharing solution can displace up to 10 parking spots per one shared electric vehicle

8/2023 - CANADIAN MANUFACTURING -Kristian Knibutat discusses why TAF invested in this electric mobility-sharing solution.

5 system-changing ways to fight rising energy bills in heat waves

8/2023 - CORPORATE KNIGHTS - Ontario has announced major investments in non-renewable power projects, including a long-term bet on new nuclear plants. But there’s still time to embrace energy efficiency and smaller renewable- energy options as cost-effective, quicker-to-deploy approaches to community resilience. 

The Atmospheric Fund calls on Ottawa to create $250 million annual EV infrastructure support fund

8/2023 - ELECTRIC AUTONOMY - The Atmospheric Fund has 75 signatories for its letter requesting government assistance for multi-unit residential buildings.

Canada’s Climate Goals Hinge On EV Charging, Advocates Say

8/2023 - ENERGY MIX: TAF has launched a letter campaign urging Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to allocate $1 billion over four years in next year’s federal budget for equitable EV readiness in multi-residential buildings (MURBs) “to ensure the EV wave reaches across the population.”

This Uber driver made the switch to an EV and watched the profits roll in

7/2023 - TORONTO STAR - Ian Klesmer responds to the need to reach tenants and drivers of taxis and ride shares with EV charging options.

From traffic to bad air, low-income groups face the worst of climate change in Toronto: experts

6/2023 - CBC NEWS - Building retrofits can improve social housing comfort and health, says TAF's Keith Burrows. 

Burlington to offer interest-free loans to 20 residents for heat pumps

6/2023 - BURLINGTON TODAY - TAF's Amanda Burns provides a deputation at Burlington Council, supporting interest-free loans to install an air-source heat pump.