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ElectricEverything You Need to Know About the 2025 Audi Q6 e-tron
The first Audi vehicle to be built on the PPE (Premium Platform Electric) platform, and a close cousin of the Porsche Macan EV sharing this architecture, the Q6 e-tron has made its market debut, with the brand's first European customers due to receive their vehicles in the summer of 2024.
ElectricBC Hydro Switches to Energy-Based Rates for Public EV Charging
Electric vehicle drivers in B.C. will soon be billed based on the energy they extract from public chargers rather than the time they spend there. The British Columbia Utilities Commission approved energy-based rates for public EV charging service on March 13. They will come into effect on June 1. The …
NewsThe Best Electric SUVs and Crossovers in 2024
The selection of electric SUVs and crossovers keeps expanding in 2024. The Chevrolet Blazer EV and Honda Prologue are finally arriving, while the Hyundai Kona Electric is completely redesigned. You also have to keep an eye on the VinFast VF 6 and VF 7 coming from Vietnam, not to mention …
NewsToronto Police Clarifies Controversial Car Theft Prevention Advice
The situation with car thefts has never been as bad as it is now, especially in Quebec and Ontario, and authorities are scrambling to find real answers. One member of the Toronto Police Service raised many eyebrows at a community safety meeting in Etobicoke last month, telling people to basically …
ElectricPossible Honda-Nissan Alliance Could Produce Cheaper EVs
Electric vehicle affordability continues to be a hot topic. Generous incentives are available, sure, but prices remain significantly higher than those of comparable ICE-powered vehicles. However, several market analysts are predicting that price parity will be reached at some point before the end of the decade. Now, according to a …
ElectricCanadian First: ZEVs Exceeded 10 Percent of New Registrations in 2023
For the first time ever, more than 10 percent of all new vehicles registered in Canada during the past year were zero-emission vehicles (ZEV), including purely electric (EV) and plug-in hybrid (PHEV) models. The exact proportion is 10.8 percent according to Statistics Canada, or 184,578 of the 1.7 million new …
ElectricUpcoming Cadillac Concept to Preview Electric V-Series Cars
What will future performance models from Cadillac look like in the EV era and what will they be capable of? It looks like we’ll get some answers real soon. GM’s luxury brand today released a teaser for a new concept called Opulent Velocity, which will foreshadow the electrification of the …

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First Drives2024 Hyundai Santa Fe: Made in South Korea, Inspired by Dearborn
Call it a reincarnation, a revolution or just a remarkable refresh—the all-new 2024 Hyundai Santa Fe is a radical departure from previous iterations with serious Ford Flex vibes and a whole lot more attitude. Unlike its functional but flavourless predecessors, the fifth-gen Santa Fe knows how to put on a …
Test Drives2024 Tesla Model 3: Now That’s a Real Car
The highly anticipated 2024 Tesla Model 3 , codenamed Highland, has finally arrived. As a matter of fact, sales began in Europe well before North America, a first for Tesla. Units for the Canadian market will be built both in the U.S. and China, another first. Whichever plant the updated …
NewsPodcast: 2025 Ram 1500 And 2024 McLaren 750S Test Drives
On the latest episode of The Car Guide Podcast, LP gives us his driving impressions on the 2025 Ram 1500 . This capable workhorse is losing its V8 HEMI engine for 2025. Instead, buyers will have to choose between two variants of the twin-turbocharged 3.0-litre inline-six Hurricane engine. Of course, …
First Drives2024 BMW X2: Bold Conqueror
The coupe-like BMW X2 has never lived up to expectations in North America. Smaller yet more expensive than the X1 , it’s basically a large hatchback with premium looks. Sure, the M models crank up the fun factor, but the fact is that BMW has not been able to replicate …

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