Goodbye, Sweatpants: Tesla CEO Elon Musk condemns remote work in leaked email
Toronto, Ontario — A leaked email signalled a change in Tesla’s practices: work in person, or work elsewhere. “Anyone who wishes to do remote work must be in the office for a minimum of 40 hours per week,” said Tesla CEO Elon Musk in an email to the company’s executives on May 31. Ostensibly, the […]
Tuesday Ticker: May 3, 2022
Toronto, Ontario — This week, LKQ beats out analyst estimates with its Q1 2022 earnings report; Volkswagen considers Canada for future electrified business and Tesla CEO Elon Musk makes a deal to buy Twitter. LKQ’s leap LKQ reported its Q1 2022 earnings last week, beating out analyst estimates with earnings of US$1 per share. Zacks […]
Tuesday Ticker: April 19, 2022
Toronto, Ontario — It’s all about automakers in this weekly Tuesday Ticker as electric vehicle stocks are shocked as analysts fret about potential Chinese COVID restrictions; Toyota delivers less-than-surprising news regarding its May 2022 production outlook and Elon Musk continues to worry investors about his mission to buy Twitter. Electric hiccups Electric vehicle stocks saw […]
Invisible Borders: Tesla ‘Full Self-Driving’ unavailable in large sections of Toronto’s downtown
Toronto, Ontario — As its “Full Self-Driving” beta dropped into select Canadian vehicles earlier this week, Tesla enthusiasts were excited to get on the road and be taken for a drive, but those in the Toronto-area found themselves hitting a cyber roadblock in the city’s downtown core. Met with a dashboard notification reading “Full Self-Driving […]
Tonal Trifecta: new colours for Model Y Tesla vehicles, 2022
Austin, Texas — Tesla CEO, Elon Musk has confirmed two new colours in production for electric vehicles from the newly opened Tesla Gigafactory Berlin, namely Deep Crimson Multicoat and Mercury Silver Metallic. During the factory’s opening ceremony, Musk said the crimson would consist of 13 layers or more, while the silver finish would have eight […]
Are We There Yet: Tesla releases Full Self-Driving beta to U.S. drivers, Canadians still waiting
Toronto, Ontario — Do you have a Tesla and drive with a safety score above 95? You might have full self-driving on your system as we speak: but probably not, if you live in Canada. Over the weekend, Tesla’s 10.11 software update provided updates for safer assisted driving and unlocking the self-driving beta for some […]
New Driver, Caution: self-driving Teslas in Canada by Feb. 25, says Musk
UPDATE: As of March 14, 2022, Drive Tesla Canada reports there have been no known Full Self-Driving beta downloads in Canada. Toronto, Ontario — Elon Musk confirmed that 60 self-driving cars in Canada were being tested by Feb. 25, marking the first expansion of Tesla’s self-driving beta outside the United States. “Hoping to go wider […]
EV/AV Report: January 31, 2022
Toronto, Ontario – In this week’s electric and autonomous vehicle report, the federal government invests half-a-million dollars into EV awareness campaigns in Ontario, Tesla is putting a priority on output this year and a Quebec recycler has secured funding for a recycling plant in the province. EV Exposure The federal government announced that they have […]
EV/AV Report: December 13, 2021
Toronto, Ontario — In this week’s electric and autonomous vehicle report, Elon Musk teases some features on the highly-anticipated Tesla Cybertruck, the Manitoba government is building an AV testing framework based on public feedback and Victoria, B.C’s Camosun College welcomes its first EV Maintenance Training students. Features of the Future The Tesla Cybertruck is quickly […]
EV/AV Report: July 19, 2021
Toronto, Ontario — Canada can be expecting more charging stations by 2025, while a British startup company designed a Batmobile look-alike. Meanwhile, Elon Musk doesn’t care what any naysayers think about his new passion project. Charging Canada Canada aims to have 500 fast electric vehicle (EV) chargers by 2025. Electrify Canada, an EV charging network, plans […]
