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NewsBehold the Tesla-killing Faraday Future FF 91!
We were waiting for it for a while now, but Faraday Future, another California-based purveyor of electric vehicles, has just officially launched its FF 91 at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) that open its doors today in Las Vegas. Behind Faraday is a Chinese billionaire, who helped the little, 1000-employee …
NewsTrump Wins: Ford Cancels the Construction of a New Plant in Mexico
Donald Trump, who will become the 45th president of the United States on January 20th, seems to have won his bet of bringing manufacturing companies back to the U.S. Having criticised Ford for a while regarding its foreign assembly plants, notably those in Mexico, and threatening to slap the company …
ElectricElectric Cars: Better Batteries Are the Answer
With federal and provincial governments looking to turn buyers on to electric cars, an interesting market is opening up for automakers. There are two obstacles, however, that are putting the breaks on the widespread adoption of electric vehicles: high prices and the poor operating range of most batteries. Even though …
ElectricElectric Cars and Car Sharing: The Perfect Pair
If current trends are an indicator, electric cars will make up a large proportion of the vehicles on the road in the next few years. At the same time, car sharing programs are gaining in popularity, with businesses like Car2Go and Communauto growing across the province. The idea behind car …
Hydrogen-powered fuel cellHydrogen Power? Not So Fast!
For one reason or another, some people are fiercely opposed to electric cars, contending that converting the current network would be too drastic and that it would be much easier to transition to hydrogen. Hydrogen-powered cars also have electric motors, but unlike electric cars, which power their motors using electricity …
NewsVolkswagen TDI Scandal: Summary of the Proposed Settlement Plan
If we own a Volkswagen or Audi car in Canada, that’s affected by the TDI engine scandal, good news: the manufacturer published earlier this week a settlement and compensation plan, in accordance with class-action lawyers of owners and lessees. First and foremost, know that this settlement only concerns the 2.0-litre …
NewsLamborghini Aventador S: More Power, Sharper Handling
As if 700 horsepower wasn’t enough, the new Aventador S gets an increase in output. But since power is nothing without control, the Italian manufacturer’s flagship supercar also benefits from what is called Lamborghini Dinamica Veicolo Attiva, or LDVA, which means Lamborghini Active Vehicle Dynamics. Basically, it’s a roundup of …
NewsVolkswagen and Audi to Pay up to $2.1 billion to Consumers
The Competition Bureau participated in a proposed Canadian class action settlement agreement that Volkswagen reached with consumers of certain 2.0 litre diesel vehicles. This settlement, if approved by the courts, will provide buyback and restitution payments to those consumers totalling up to $2.1 billion – one of the largest consumer …
ElectricThe Electric Car: Not Ready for Primetime!
Automotive journalists are currently divided into two camps. Some see the arrival of the electric car as a real blessing, a gift from the gods comparable to the invention of penicillin or electricity. The other, more prudent camp is waiting in the wings, claiming that today’s world isn’t ready to …
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