Qubec allowed electric cars on roadWednesday, July 16, 2008
Electric cars allowed on some Quebec roads with speed limits under 50 km/h
Nelson Wyatt, THE CANADIAN PRESS
ST-JEROME, Que. - They're arriving in a trickle, not a flood, but low-speed electric cars are allowed on some Quebec roads as of Thursday.
It's part of a pilot project run by the Quebec government to encourage development of the silent, fuel-efficient vehicles. Two companies - Nemo, based in Quebec, and Zenn, headquartered in Toronto - can operate their vehicles on roads in Quebec with speed limits under 50 km/h. They must also be outfitted with an orange triangle denoting a slower vehicle.