Extended Vacation: GM’s CAMI plant extends summer shutdown through end of month, citing parts shortage
Ingersol, Ontario — The Detroit Free Press reported Wednesday that General Motors’ CAMI plant in Ingersol, Ont. will extend its summer shutdown through to the end of the month, citing parts shortages. The plant, where BrightDrop’s Zevo 600 electric delivery van is built, confirmed to media Wednesday that its regularly scheduled summer closure will last […]
EV/AV Report: A pact for battery packs and fresh competition for the Phoenix Cell
Toronto, Ontario — Federal and provincial governments form a pact with a pair of automakers, competition brews in the cold-resistant battery market and an autonomous cargo airline makes a deal with Transport Canada. This is the latest in electric and autonomous vehicles. Courted with cash In a truly Ross-and-Rachelesque turn of events, the federal and […]
EV/AV Report: Rivian gets Supercharged, lithium mining needs a boost and TELUS gets a JOLT
Toronto, Ontario — Rivian falls in line with several other OEMs in joining Tesla’s Supercharger network, mining experts voice concerns over current demand for lithium and TELUS links up with a charging developer to offer free Wi-Fi and cheap charges. This is the latest in electric and autonomous vehicles. Roping in Rivian Rivian is the […]
St. Lawrence Supply: Umicore to build $1.5 billion battery materials plant in Loyalist Township, Ont.
Kingston, Ontario — Umicore has become the latest electric vehicle battery developer to claim its stake in Canada, announcing last Wednesday that the company would be investing $1.5 billion to set up an electric vehicle battery materials plant in Loyalist Township, in Eastern Ontario. The Belgium-based technology company expects to employ 1,000 people at the […]
EV/AV Report: May 30, 2022
Toronto, Ontario – In this week’s electric and autonomous vehicle report, Wallbox expands its operations into Canada, Sudbury held its first conference to discuss battery materials in the region and consumer EV registrations appear to be on a sharp rise. A Box on a Wall Canadian EV owners now have the option for a simpler […]
EV/AV Report: May 16, 2022
Toronto, Ontario – In this week’s electric and autonomous vehicle report, a Vancouver-based carshare company’s all-EV fleet is giving them an edge against the competition, Apple patents a design for automatic charging stations and Subury is less than a month out from its first electric vehicles conference. Clean Fleet A Vancouver-based carshare company has made […]
EV/AV Report: May 9, 2022
Toronto, Ontario – In this week’s electric and autonomous vehicle report, Tesla raises the price of FSD in Canada, EV charging stations are becoming a target for hackers and Canadian mining company Vale signs a deal to provide nickel for Tesla batteries. Full Self-Driving, Fuller Price Canadians will have to shell out just a little […]
