Quebecor expands support for smart transport cluster

MONTREAL — Propulsion Québec, the electric and smart transportation (EST) cluster, announced today a new three-year partnership with Quebecor that will see the communications company expand its involvement in developing the EST transportation ecosystem. In addition, Propulsion Québec will support the electrification of Quebecor’s Videotron vehicle fleet. In January 2020, Quebecor joined the cluster and announced its action plan to accelerate the electrification of its entire fleet of more than 1,000 vehicles, which already includes almost 40 electric cars. The plan revolves around the conversion of the gasoline engines of the company’s light trucks to electric motors and the purchase...