Vancouver, British Columbia is not only hosting the 2010 Olympics, but is now eying the prize of becoming the world’s greenest city. In February, Vancouver’s mayor Gregor Robertson announced the Greenest City Action Team, a program that he hoped would advance green economic initiatives in an effort to make Vancouver the greenest city in the world.

Most recently, the city is considering that adoption of plug-in electric cars, currently testing the Mitsubishi i MiEV, a zero-emission, pure electric car with extended range.

Under the terms of the agreement, one car would be added to BC Hydro’s fleet of vehicles and one to the City of Vancouver’s fleet for demonstration and evaluation purposes. The agreement also allows for the addition of more cars as they become available.

“Electric cars are part of the sustainable transportation solution for British Columbia and I am pleased that the i MiEV will make its Canadian debut in Vancouver,” said Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources Minister Blair Lekstrom. “By looking at new, innovative technologies, we can work toward achieving our goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 33 per cent by 2020.”