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. […]
Driving Demand: Tesla cuts Model Y prices in Canada; Quebec drivers could qualify for $12k rebate
Montreal, Quebec — Tesla’s recent decision to cut Model Y prices by $4,000 in Canada could influence car-buying decisions in Quebec, as certain trim levels of the Model Y now qualify for a combined $12,000 rebate for Quebec-based buyers. The Model Y rear-wheel drive (RWD), the base model of Tesla’s all-electric SUV, now starts at […]
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 […]
EV/AV Report: Electric vehicles feel the rain; while self-driving cars get into hot water
Toronto, Ontario – In this weekly electric and autonomous vehicle report, a Tesla owner in Scotland received a battery repair cost of $29,000 due to rain damages; and GM’s self-driving car subsidiary, Cruise faces legal repercussions. Floating the bill Johnny Bacigalupo and his partner Rob Hussey recently received a repair cost of $29,000 after their […]
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 […]
Model Y Wave: Shanghai-built Model Ys bound for Canadian delivery this spring, Reuters reports
Toronto, Ontario — The cheaper, rear-wheel-drive Model Ys promised to Canada by Tesla are likely coming off Shanghai production lines very soon, according to Reuters, with sources expecting the electric SUVs to hit Canadian roads between May and July. This incoming delivery of these Shanghai-built Model Ys, sold for $10,000 less than its long-range equivalent, […]
Casting Call: Tesla Model Y with front casting, structural battery spotted at Giga Berlin
(Tobias Lindh/Twitter) Toronto, Ontario — In its recent Q3 financials release to stakeholders, Tesla announced plans to integrate front castings and structural battery packs to the Model Y; plans that have since been confirmed by DriveTesla Canada, who posted a photo Tuesday of just such a model outside the automaker’s Berlin Gigafactory. This sighting, made […]
Paint Recon: Drone images reveal new deep crimson, mercury silver shades for Tesla Model Y
A Tesla Model Y painted in new Deep Crimson Multicoat faces testing at Gigafactory Berlin. (Photo by Tobias Lindh) Toronto, Ontario — What Elon wants, it seems Elon gets; including a new Deep Crimson Multicoat for the Tesla Model Y, which has finally been spotted by drone photographers scoping out the company’s Berlin Gigafactory. Musk […]
Making it a Whole Thing: Vancouver Tesla fire prompts probe from Transport Canada
Vancouver, British Columbia — The public spectacle caused by a flaming Tesla in downtown Vancouver raised some red flags with Transport Canada, as the federal regulator’s collision and defect investigation team made an appearance on-scene as part of a newly launched probe into the vehicle. Transport Canada dispatched their team alongside local fire services and […]
Tesla Inferno: Vancouver man breaks free of burning Tesla after strange electronic shutdown
Vancouver, British Columbia — A man in North Vancouver found himself in a true nightmare situation last week after becoming trapped in his 2021 Tesla Model Y as it engulfed into flames. Jamil Jutha was driving towards Mountain Highway on a Friday morning when his vehicle suddenly shut down in the middle of the road. […]
