Electric vehicles lose lots of battery power during Canadian cold snaps, but turns out that isn't a huge hindrance for Winnipeg commuters like Jordan Loewen. And you don't have that cold Winnipeg winter vehicle that just, like, shudders and stalls and makes all that noise in the vehicle." In some ways, Ross Redman and his little blue hatchback represent another end of the electric vehicle spectrum. Manitoba Electric Vehicle Association president Robert Elms hopes that's not true. Manitoba Public Insurance spokesperson Brian Smiley said the number of electric vehicles registered in the province jumped 48 per cent between 2017 and 2018 — from 126 to 187.

Source: CBC News February 05, 2019 13:30 UTC