Awarded to Canadian electricity companies demonstrating outstanding leadership in the promotion or advancement of electric vehicle adoption.
This award is delivered in honour of Tom Mitchell, who served as the President and CEO of Ontario Power Generation (OPG) from 2009 to 2015. His legacy includes significant advancement of OPG's clean and renewable energy projects. It was his leadership and vision that made Plug’n Drive possible.
Past Recipients
![Atco](https://www.electricity.ca/images/member-logos/atco.png)
2021
ATCO
This utility was an early adopter, adding EVs into its fleet as well as hybrid bucket trucks as much as 5 years ago. In 2017, it partnered with Canadian Tire and Flo, a charger network, to install a DC fast charger on Alberta’s busiest highway and with the city of Edmonton to install on street level 2 chargers. In its most ambitious project to date, the Peaks to Prairies network, it created Alberta’s largest EV project for Alberta to date – installing 20 quick chargers as well as level 2 chargers along a corridor in southern Alberta. This project included a comprehensive outreach and educational campaign to go along with the charger installation to help the local communities understand the benefits of this network of chargers, including emissions reductions, tourism, and saving money
Apply for this Award
Accepting applications for the 2024 Tom Mitchell Electric Vehicle Leadership Award.
Please apply by July 24, 2024.
Award Eligibility
The 2024 EV Awards program recognizes Canadian utilities that demonstrated outstanding leadership in the promotion of electric vehicles in 2023. The winner for this award category will be determined by a subjective evaluation that relies on the expertise of a judge.
Applicants are encouraged to include as much information as possible and should ensure consideration is paid to the marketing/promotion of the project, the quality of any research being done and relevance of the project to accelerating electric vehicle sales. These applications can be for a variety of activities throughout the 2023 calendar year or for a particular project in 2023.