Project Objectives
This project supports the Government of Canada’s Zero Emission Vehicle Awareness Initiative’s objective to increase public and industry awareness, knowledge and confidence in zero-emission vehicles (ZEV), particularly battery-powered micro-mobility (BPMM) solutions, as well as accelerate the adoption of these solutions by targeting the health and social services sector.
Our team is targeting the health sector and will provide support to green champions and other stakeholders in the adoption of BPMM solutions and related infrastructure.
The objectives of our project include:
- Research adoption of BPMM solutions and related infrastructure in the health services sector
- Increase awareness of BPMM solutions for the sector
- Increase the number of and access to BPMM education documents specific to the sector
- Seek out and engage micro-mobility champions and thought leaders
- Engage and educate senior health care leaders and encourage adoption of BPMM solutions
- Encourage adoption of BPMM solutions
If you have interesting research and resources to share; if your health care facility has integrated or is in the process of integrating BPMM infrastructure such as charging and storage; or if you a USER of BPMM solutions, please contact the lead researcher, Autumn Sypus at autumn@greenhealthcare.ca
Project Resources
Fact Sheet #1: A Brief History of the E-Bike
The history of the electric bicycle (e-bike) is surprisingly long and complex, and can’t be discussed in a purely Canadian context. From the 19th century to today, the vast majority of Canadian e-mobility projects have been international collaborations. The history of the e-bike in particular covers two distinct surges in popularity, the first at the beginning of the 20th century and the second in the second decade of the 21st century.
View the full fact sheet HERE.
View the full fact sheet in French HERE.
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BPMM Resources
The Electric Assist: Leveraging E-bikes and E-scooters for More Liveable Cities
The Institute for Transportation and Develop Policy’s report provides a comprehensive understanding of the opportunities and risks posed by e-bikes and e-scooters, as well as recommendations for how cities can link electric micro-mobility to sustainable transport goals and expand the benefits of these modes.
Electric Bicycle Market Research Report
In this report learn about the growth, trends, and future projections of the electric bicycle market.
Electric Bike 2000 Project
The Electric Bike 2000 Project was part of an initiative to promote the use of electric bicycles (e-bikes) and to document their performance to assist the federal and Quebec governments as they prepare to regulate the use of this new mode of transportation. Learn more in the report from Transport Canada.
Electric Autonomy | Micro-Mobility
View the most recent stories on micro-mobility and stay up-to-date on everything ZEVAI.
What is Electric Micro-Mobility
Learn some of this basics of Electric Micro-Mobility (aka Battery Powered Micro-Mobility) in this article from Virtual Peaker.
Exploring the Effects of the Cycling Without Age Program on Older Adults Living in Long-Term Care
The Cycling Without Age program, offered in long-term care homes around the world, allows residents to experience the feeling of a bike ride in the trishaw as a volunteer pedals the electrical bike. The purpose of this pragmatic observational study was to measure the effects of an existing program in a Canadian long-term care home on residents’ happiness, quality of life, pain and functional status.
Cycling Without Age: Assessing the Impacts of a Cycling-Based Initiative on Mood and Wellbeing
Cycling Without Age is a global initiative in which trained volunteers take adults living in care homes or supported housing environments out on specially designed trishaws. Despite its global success, there is limited research on the effect the initiative has on the older adults taking part. This study assessed changes in mood and wellbeing to determine whether there were short-term benefits of participation.
E-scooter sharing service rolls into Richmond
Starting on May 4th, 2023 Richmond residents and visitors have a zippy new way to get around. The Island City has welcomed an e-scooter sharing service from a company called Lime.
For now, the e-scooters are only available in a limited area around Richmond city centre, along with some electric bicycles.
Shared commercial electric kick scooter pilot program in Hamilton
Starting on April 3, 2023, the first year of the shared commercial electric kicker scooter (“e-scooter”) pilot program launched in Hamilton. The pilot program is part of a Provincial pilot program to evaluate the use of E-Scooters, specifically their ability to safely integrate with other vehicle types and determine whether existing rules of the road are adequate.
Vancouver’s shared e-scooter service delayed until 2024
The City of Vancouver’s plan to hire a company to launch a public electric scooter sharing service in the city will likely not happen until the spring of 2024, according to a city councillor with knowledge of the initiative’s status.
Sarah Kirby-Yung said the city won’t issue a request for proposals (RFP) for the service until this fall because staff is taking time to consult with advisory groups, conduct research and define the program, which is expected to be launched at no cost to taxpayers.
E-scooters can now roam the Coquitlam street
On January 17th Coquitlam launched a new provincially-run pilot project that will allow the scooters in designated areas, primarily on bikes lanes and multi-use pathways. The pilot will last for 16 months — between January 2023 and April 2024.
Provincial and Municipal Rebates
Prince Edward Island E-Bike Incentive
BC Electric Bike Rebate Program
Banff Residential E-Bike Rebate
E-Bike and E-Scooter Sharing programs
Bixi Montreal: E-bikes in Montreal.
Bike Share Toronto: E-bikes in Toronto.
Bird Canada: E-bikes and E-scoorers in 16 Canadian Cities.
Lime: E-bikes and e-scooters in Vancouver, Kelowna, Richmond and Edmonton.
Neuron: E-bikes in Calgary, Vernon and Lethbridge. E-Scooters in Red Deer, Airdrie and Ottawa.
Spin: E-bikes in Kelowna, B.C.
Evo: E-bikes in Vancouver, Victoria and Whistler.
Project Details
Blackstone Energy
Be informed. Be in control. Be the change.
Blackstone helps clients fast track their decarbonization goals with value-driven energy management solutions. We deliver unbiased energy intelligence for more confident forecasting, and data-centric solutions to power a better tomorrow. Our strategic, full-service commodity management, engineering, project development and carbon advisory solutions help our clients implement the right infrastructure improvements so they can save, sustain and thrive in the built environment.
Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment (CAPE)
Canadian Automotive Museum
The Canadian Automotive Museum is dedicated to preserving and sharing Canada’s automotive experience. The Museum opened to the public in 1963 and was incorporated in 1964 as an independent not-for-profit, charitable institution. It is home to the world’s most significant collection of Canadian cars and Canadian automotive literature.
Today, the museum maintains a collection of over 80 Canadian and international vehicles spanning the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries, as well as the Baechler Canadian Automotive Research (C.A.R) Library.
Canadian Electric Bike Association
The Canadian Electric Bicycle Association CEBA was founded to unite consumers, retailers, distributors and electric bike interests across Canada. Our mission is to integrate all provinces and build a solid foundation of information to support the ebike industry. To provide educational resources to every level of the ebike industry and encourage the use and growth of electric bikes across Canada.
Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions
The Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions (CFNU) is the voice of nearly 250,000 unionized nurses and nursing students across the country. They are proud to advocate for their members and promote the nursing profession on the national level, and work tirelessly to protect the quality of health care for patients and the universal public health care system.
Canadian Healthcare Engineering Society
The Canadian Healthcare Engineering Society (CHES) is a national professional association representing approximately 1,000 health care engineers and associates across Canada. CHES seeks to help members to better manage the healing environment which is imperative for efficient and effective health care delivery.
They promote the principle of integrated design by improved collaboration using a team approach between the professions, and providing leadership in creating more efficient management of the operation, maintenance, and safety of hospitals, their engineering systems, equipment, buildings, and allied support services.
Centre for Sustainable Health Systems
Launched in September 2019, the Centre for Sustainable Health Systems is based within the Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation in the Dalla Lana School of Public Health at the University of Toronto. Uniquely for a unit with a sustainability focus, the Centre leverages the expertise and partnerships of one of the largest and most established academic units for health services, systems and policy research and training in North America.
Cycling Without Age Canada
Cycling Without Age Canada is a national organization aimed at reducing social isolation and increasing both mental and physical health for all Canadians. Using specialized electric pedal-assisted trishaws each bicycle can carry up to two passengers on an adventure previously unimagined. Envision harkening back to youthful memories of exploration and discovery thought forever lost. Local volunteers called ‘pilots’ visit care homes, senior centres and community groups to offer rides on the trishaw. Being outdoors, reconnecting in the community and with the ‘pilots’ nurtures emotional well-being. Rides make passengers smile, bring back memories, and allow them to be part of society again and thereby renew their appetite for life itself.
It all starts with a bike ride!
Cycling Without Age Canada is part of a global initiative that is present in over 55 countries and boasts 3,050 chapters with 4,900 trishaws in active service. In Canada, we currently support 132 chapters with 177 trishaws in active service.
E-Bike Pros
Their mission is to provide premium quality green, sustainable transportation backed by the best warranty in the world.
Hillside Pines Home for Special Care
Hillside Pines Home for Special Care is a long term care home located in the Town of Bridgewater in Nova Scotia. Hillside Pines believes that every Elder has the right to live their lives to its fullest potential emotionally, intellectually, socially, spiritually and culturally. Hillside Pines aims to treat loneliness, helplessness and boredom in addition to providing medical treatment.
PEACH Health Ontario
The mission of PEACH Health Ontario (Partnerships for Environmental Action by Clinicians and Communities for Hospitals and Healthcare Facilities) is to cultivate and sustain partnerships across health care sites across Ontario to support climate action.
They aim to engage, encourage, and empower those in the healthcare sector to take climate action at their site. There are some exciting healthcare related initiatives happening in the province right now, and they hope to highlight and share these stories so we can scaffold pathways for knowledge exchange and collaboration.
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre is inventing the future of health care for the 1.2 million patients the hospital cares for each year through the dedication of its more than 10,000 staff and volunteers. An internationally recognized leader in research and education and a full affiliation with the University of Toronto distinguishes Sunnybrook as one of Canada’s premier academic health sciences centres.
VCT Group
VCT Group has a vision of a world in which power is clean, plentiful and owned by the people. Since 2008, VCT Group has been designing and installing distributed energy infrastructure that transforms under-utilized space for small, medium, and large businesses. Solar is distributed infrastructure which generates power locally, and keeps the economic benefits within the community that it powers.
Kent Waddington
Project Lead
Autumn Sypus
Research Lead
Linda Varangu
Climate Change Advisor
Myles Sergeant
Senior Advisor
Caroline Chelala
Recherche et traduction
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