When environmentalist David Suzuki and his wife, Tara Cullis, needed to travel from their home in Vancouver to Toronto – the couple needed to make a big decision. Suzuki said they thought about taking a bus across the country but discovered there were no companies offering direct trips from Vancouver to Toronto. When Volvo Car Canada Ltd., a sponsor of the festival, heard about the couple’s challenge, they offered them the use of the C40 Recharge fully electric compact sport utility vehicle, which has a range of up to 335 kilometres. Read original article here.
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