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Data with CADA: ‘Canada is not on track’ to meet EV infrastructure goals, manufacturing lobbyists say

Ottawa, Ontario — Representatives from several automotive lobby groups, including the Canadian Automobile Dealers Association (CADA), were on Parliament Hill this week where they hosted a press conference voicing their concerns with the federal government’s handling of the zero-emission vehicle plan. Association spokesperson Huw Williams said Tuesday that they are calling for “urgent action” on […]

California Dreams: Canadian Tesla customers receive cancellation notice for Calif.-built Model Ys

Toronto, Ontario — Canadian Tesla customers who were hoping to receive a new ride from the automaker’s flagship Fremont, Calif. assembly plant got a surprise in their inboxes recently, as Tesla said via email that Canadian orders for a Model Y variant are being canceled, citing that the “vehicle configuration is no longer available.” The […]

Hot off the Press: Toyota becomes latest OEM to adopt gigacasting for EV frames

Toronto, Ontario — With news coming out this week that Toyota is getting in on the gigacasting game at its assembly plants, experts at Reuters offered up an in-depth breakdown of why the relatively new design method is taking off in the EV sector. Tesla was the first automaker to bring the term “gigacasting” to […]

EV/AV Report: Charger collaboration, a Level 3 land grab and robotaxis

Toronto, Ontario — General Motors follows Ford’s lead and welcomes charger collaboration with Tesla, Mercedes-Benz gets the green light for Level 3 deployment in California and the NHTSA’s defects director dives into the robotaxi sector. This is the latest in electric and autonomous vehicles. Charging clique The bandwagon must be pretty comfortable as fellow legacy […]

Tuesday Ticker: Tesla shares up 102 percent year-to-date; Lucid seeks $3b through stock offering

Toronto, Ontario ⁠— This weekly Tuesday Ticker has its eyes on electric, with updates on Tesla’s current win streak and a lens on Lucid’s recent round of funding. Tesla up nearly ten percent Tesla stock is up nearly ten percent over the last five days, despite a voluntary safety recall on certain Model Y vehicles. […]

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EV/AV Report: Price parity, high-tech trailblazing and a ‘disgruntled ex-employee’

Toronto, Ontario — Ford’s CEO doesn’t expect EV price parity until at least 2030, Jeep is gearing up for a showcase of its off-road AV technology and a whistleblower sheds some light on Tesla’s FSD drama. This is the latest in electric and autonomous vehicles. Ford’s future Ford CEO Jim Farley said at an investor […]

Leading the Way: Québec tables Right to Repair bill

Québec City, Québec — A new bill tabled in Quebec on Thursday aims to amend the Consumer Protection Act to protect consumers from planned obsolescence and promote the durability, repair ability and maintenance for goods in the province. If passed, Québec would be the first Canadian province—and one of few regions in North America—protecting the […]

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EV Evacuation: Steele Auto Group folds All EV Canada business, citing ‘lack of demand’

Toronto, Ontario — In a surprising turn of events for the East Coast MSO group, Steele Auto Group announced via a Facebook post that it will be discontinuing its All EV Canada business, citing a “lack of demand for EVs in the market.” The decision comes into effect on Thursday, coming with the promise that […]

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Adoption Drop: Electric vehicle registrations down in Q1, says S&P report

Ottawa, Ontario ⁠— Canadian registrations for zero-emissions vehicles were down an entire percentage point in Q1 2023, following a record high in Q4 2022. New data published by S&P Global Mobility says the market share for electric vehicles and plug-in hybrid vehicles in Q1 2023 was 9.1 percent, down from 10.2 percent in Q4 2022. […]

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Built Different: Tesla Cybertruck a ‘tough design to build’, Musk says

California, United States — Tesla CEO Elon Musk says the OEM is “working hard to get [the] Cybertruck into production,” and that the model was a “tough product” to design and build. The statement was made on Twitter, in reply to a Tesla fan’s 15-second Cybertruck walkaround. We’re working hard to get Cybertruck […]

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Batteries for Bécancour: GM’s Québec CAM plant receives combined $600 million gov. investment

Bécancour, Québec — A joint project between General Motors and POSCO Future M has been approved for funding from federal and provincial governments, as the pair begin construction on an EV-battery materials processing facility in Québec. The forces behind what will come to be known as the Ultium CAM facility, set for Bécancour, Que., confirmed […]

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Eyes on the Prize: Incoming BMW model allows drivers to change lanes with their eyes

Toronto, Ontario ⁠— BMW’s all-electric 5-Series sedan will incorporate technology that allows drivers to change lanes quite literally in the blink of an eye. The car’s optional Highway Assist system allows drivers to change lanes by just looking in the rearview mirror. If a glance is detected, the car will suggest a lane change, and […]

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