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In this edition of sa国际传媒楾oday in BCsa国际传媒�, host Peter McCully chats with Black Press columnist Bruce Cameron about going green, the popularity of electric and the latest on the Ballard fuel cell.

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Todd Maliteare of Canadian Electric Vehicles has been building smaller electric trucks, (MightETruck) on Vancouver Island since 1995 for various industries and is currently working on a medium-duty electric truck.

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Dr. David Suzuki and his wife Tara Cullis recently drove from Vancouver to Toronto in an electric car, their sa国际传媒榣ow-carbon adventuresa国际传媒� was also an opportunity to stop and view several wind and solar power projects.

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