Accelerate is Canada’s ZEV industrial alliance. Our members and collaborators work together and with the public sector to develop the tools, relationships, and policy and investment priorities that will build and integrate a world-class zero emission vehicle supply chain and industry.
We activate key industry, public sector, Indigenous, labour and research stakeholders and build off Canada’s advantages in mining, cleantech, finance, skill development, clean energy, and vehicle parts and assembly, to shape effective action that will result in a competitive, integrated ZEV sector.
Together, we are building Canada’s Zero Emission Vehicle supply chain so that it becomes a central part of Canada’s future wealth and prosperity.
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The Battery Task Force
The Canadian Battery Task Force is an industry-led coalition created to advance Canada’s domestic battery industry co-chaired by Accelerate and Clean Energy Canada.
Launched in the summer of 2021, the Canadian Battery Task Force brings together experts from across the battery supply chain—including mining, battery manufacturing, vehicle parts and assembly, labour, academia, and battery recycling.The Task Force was created to advise federal and provincial governments on how to build Canada’s battery industry and set Canada up to lead on the production of sustainable battery materials and technology. Its work is focused on the following priorities:
- Developing a Strategic Action Plan for Batteries in coordination with the federal government.
- Supporting federal and provincial governments in developing and implementing the policies, incentives and programs needed to accelerate battery supply chain development and build a domestic industry in Canada.
- Positioning Canada to engage with the U.S. on the launch of a North American Battery Alliance that connects Canadian companies and investors with American counterparts, gets sustainable finance flowing and fosters transactions along the supply chain.