Some of the trends that will shape 2018 are already underway, of course. What follows are trends that will gain strength in the New Year, in most cases entrenching certain technologies and practices as permanent fixtures of the landscape. The volatility of bitcoins, one of 2017’s monster trends, has disguised the usefulness of the blockchain technology by which cryptocurrencies are traded. A surge in electric vehicles and hybridsOnly 1 per cent of vehicles on the road are electric vehicles (EVs). That number is set to grow in 2018, after Ottawa’s recent opening of seven new visa application centres across China.

Source: thestar January 01, 2018 05:03 UTC