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Episode 6 and our last stop: Specialty EVs for the mining industry

91Ô­´´ Star photographer Steve Russell and climate change reporter Marco Chown Oved make their last stop on the EV road trip in North Bay, Ont.

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Marco Chown Oved charges the rental Tesla at a super charger in North Bay. 


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When we started this podcast, we really wanted to visit each step of the EV production process to show a complete picture of the supply chain, but in the end, we couldn’t seal the deal. First off, the cam and cathode production isn’t coming to Ontario. Right now, it’s all being built in Bécancour, Quebec. And while there are plans to retool auto assembly plants to make EVs, there’s currently only one that’s operational — the GM electric delivery van plant in Ingersoll — and when we asked to visit, we found out it had been shut down due to supply chain snags. So instead, our final stop is North Bay where they are making specialty EVs for the mining industry.

Marco Chown Oved

Marco Chown Oved is a 91Ô­´´-based climate change reporter for the Star. Reach him via email: moved@thestar.ca.

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