Polara Carbon
Maximize the value of your carbon compliance units
Accelerate the return on your electrification investment by turning your decarbonization efforts into real, predictable revenue. We handle everything for you!
AVAILABLE IN CANADA
Clean fuel regulations
When you electrify your fleet, you significantly reduce your greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Since 2023, this reduction allows Canadian EV fleet owners and operators to generate carbon compliance units. These units can be sold on the carbon market to GHG‑emitting companies looking to offset their emissions.
Each ton of CO₂ avoided equals one compliance unit. The greater your GHG reduction, the higher the volume of units you generate, and the greater your potential revenue.
The Cleo platform allows us to manage our energy intelligently, monitor our operations in real time, and capture the data required to generate carbon‑intensity credits, an important revenue stream for our organization. These revenues play a key role in funding our electrification strategy.
Eric Desmarais, President, Sogesco inc. School Transportation
OUR PROGRAM
Generate and monetize your carbon units
Several steps are required before EV fleet operators in Canada can capture the full value of their carbon‑intensity credits. With Polara Carbon, our turnkey service handles every stage of the process, removing complexity, workload, and compliance risk:
- Registration with regulatory authorities
- Energy consumption measurement and tracking
- Preparation of detailed compliance reports
- Certification of carbon compliance units
- Negotiation and sale of units on your behalf
- Annual renewal and ongoing program management
OUR ADVANTAGES
Collect your revenue, Polara handles everything!
Not only do we manage the entire carbon units process for you, but by joining our program you also benefit from the power of scale. As an aggregator for more than a hundred EV fleets, Polara has significant leverage on the carbon market, allowing us to negotiate higher prices for your compliance credits.
- No fees for enrollment, verification, or consultation
- All reporting produced directly through the Cleo platform
- Flexible terms where your revenue share increases with the length of your commitment
- Guaranteed annual payout aligned with market prices
$85 to $370*
PER COMPLIANCE UNIT
Average resale price secured by Polara for its clients over the past few years.
*Indicative amounts; actual market prices vary.
Up to $45,000
in carbon revenue per truck
Depending on vehicle usage and market credit values, a heavy‑duty electric truck driving 50,000 km per year can generate up to $45,000 annually in carbon units.
$17,000 in savings
on annual fuel costs
Driving approximately 50,000 km per year with a heavy-duty truck on electricity instead of diesel results in about $17,000 in fuel savings.
More than $60,000
in total annual value per truck
By combining fuel savings with carbon‑credit revenue, a single electric heavy-duty truck can generate over $60,000 in yearly economic benefits.
Don’t wait any longer!
Start turning your carbon compliance units into revenue today.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions
Learn more about the Canadian carbon market and how our program helps you unlock the full value of your compliance units.
What is a carbon compliance unit?
A carbon compliance unit represents one ton of CO₂ avoided, as defined under Canada’s Clean Fuel Regulations (CFR). These credits are generated when fleets operate electric vehicles instead of diesel or gasoline.
Once certified, the credits can be sold on the carbon market to industrial emitters that need to offset their emissions.
For EV fleets, this can translate into significant annual revenue (often hundreds of thousands of dollars) especially for vehicles with large battery capacities (such as buses and heavy‑duty trucks) or for high‑utilization light‑duty EVs like delivery vehicles.
It’s a powerful financial lever to help fund your electrification strategy.
How does Polara Carbon simplify the monetization of my compliance credits?
Generating carbon‑intensity credits involves multiple steps: government registration, charging‑data collection, preparation of official reports, credit certification, and finally, selling those credits on the carbon market. Polara manages the entire process from start to finish, so you don’t have to handle any administrative work. This removes complexity, reduces risk, and ensures your credits are fully optimized and monetized without adding tasks to your team.
How does Polara secure higher value for my carbon compliance units?
With more than 100 fleets enrolled, Polara operates as a carbon‑credit aggregator, giving our clients the advantage of scale. Credit buyers prioritize volume; the larger the collective portfolio, the more leverage Polara has to negotiate higher market prices for compliance units.
By joining the program, even with only a few vehicles, you benefit from the collective bargaining power of all participating fleets, ensuring you capture the maximum possible value for every compliance unit you generate.
More questions? Let's talk!
FINANCING PROGRAMS
Tirez parti de votre transition électrique
Beyond Polara Carbon, explore our other monetization and financing solutions.
With Polara Capital, you can finance up to 100% of your electrification project without tying up your capital.
With the Demand Response program, earn annual rebates on your electricity bill by participating in grid peak‑event management.
Polara helps you maximize every dollar invested, transforming your electrification strategy into a sustainable financial advantage.