Tuesday Ticker: Electric automakers face multi-tiered challenges
Toronto, Ontario — It’s all about electric vehicles in this weekly Tuesday Ticker, as Tesla reports significant decreases in deliveries and Rivian hits an all-time trading low. Meanwhile, California-based Lucid Motors faces a similarly glum situation. Tesla deliveries dwindle For the first time in nearly four years, Tesla has reported a decline in quarterly deliveries. […]
Autopilot Aggravations: Tesla recalling more than two million vehicles due to Autopilot safeguards
Toronto, Ontario — Tesla is recalling just over 2 million vehicles in the United States and Canada fitted with its Autopilot advanced driver-assistance system to install new safeguards. This recall comes after a U.S. safety regulator said that the automaker’s Autopilot system was open to “foreseeable misuse.” The National Highway Traffic Safety Association (NHTSA) has […]
Snoozin’ While Cruisin’: UWindsor study finds drivers distracted while driving semi-autonomous vehicles
Windsor, Ontario — A study by a kinesiology professor at the University of Windsor has found that drivers are frequently distracted when behind the wheel of semi-autonomous vehicles. “We suspected this would be the case, but it was much worse than we anticipated,” said associate professor Francesco Biondi. Biondi hooked up special headgear to 30 […]
Extending Service Sectors: Tesla brings its extended warranty program to Canada
Toronto, Ontario – In a recent announcement from the automaker, Tesla has officially launched its extended warranty program in Canada for owners of the Model S, Model 3, Model X and Model Y. The Extended Service Agreement (ESA)–which first launched in the United States in March of this year–offers an upgraded warranty service to drivers […]
Smart Thinking: Tesla Model 3 owner uses autonomous summon feature to rescue car from closed garage
Vancouver, British Columbia – While Tesla’s Smart Summon feature hasn’t seen many updates since it first launched in 2019, Model 3 owner, dubbed “@JackyHeshi” in all online stories, was able to use the technology in an innovative way to rescue their vehicle from a locked parking garage. Recently, @JackyHeshi found themselves locked out from their […]
EV/AV Report: EVs on water; self-driving cars get speeding tickets
Toronto, Ontario – In this weekly electric and autonomous vehicle report, Poseidon Amphibworks announces their patent for a new EV carboat prototype; and a Tesla driver gets charged for speeding with their car on autopilot Don’t forget your water shoes! Have you ever looked at an Amphicar and said–man, I wish that was an EV? […]
Learner Car: All EV Canada creates labeled, educational version of Tesla Model 3 for tech training
Halifax, Nova Scotia — The great minds over at All EV Canada in Halifax have come up with a bright idea for educating collision repair technicians on the diverse, and often unfamiliar, electronic components in a modern electric vehicle, as shown in a recent Youtube video. The team at All EV Canada just unveiled a […]
Big Bucks: Tesla Model 3 receives $34.5M in rebates following disqualification from federal iZEV program
Ottawa, Ontario – Over the past six months, the Tesla Model 3 stands as the most incentivized ZEV (zero-emission vehicle) – the same timeframe that the vehicle lost its rebate eligibility in Canada’s zero-emission incentive program. According to Automotive News Canada, this discrepancy comes from the orders being placed before the price change, leaving Tesla […]
Staying Power: Tesla Model 3 named Kelley Blue Book’s most cost-effective luxury EV
Toronto, Ontario — Proving they can provide some bang with the buck, a new report from Kelley Blue Book has named Tesla’s Model 3 as the most cost-effective choice in the luxury EV market segment over a five-year period. When accounting for typical vehicle-related costs like insurance, maintenance costs, fuel costs, taxes and registration fees […]
EV/AV Report: February 25, 2022
Toronto, Ontario — In today’s EV/AV report, gaming AIs that spell progress for AV development, silencers for electric vehicles and wireless charging coming to vehicles near you. Digital Drivers An artificial intelligence (AI) has just beaten the world’s best players in the video game Gran Turismo Sport – doom for gamers, and a boon in […]
