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Electric Vehicles: Perfect for Small Town Drivers

All the buzz, both positive and negative, about electric vehicles (EVs) seems to focus on the issues surrounding their use in big cities. The limited range of EVs is often mentioned, along with the insufficient number of available charging stations. While various initiatives are in the works to address these …January 10, 2017

Are Electric Cars Really that Quiet?

Something’s been bugging me and I’ve got to get it off my chest. The electric car has an undeniable role to play in combating climate change. When it comes to reducing harmful emissions from individual transportation, count me in! But passionate environmentalists have thrown their support behind the electric car …January 7, 2017

Carlos Ghosn Flaunts New Technologies and Partnerships at CES

Technology/Autonomous Vehicles

At this year’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nissan chairman of the board and CEO Carlos Ghosn laid out the basics of the company’s plans for future mobility, autonomous driving and a strategy for zero fatalities on the road. His keynote concentrated on five major announcements. A technology called …January 6, 2017

BOOK by Cadillac, a New Car Ownership Experience

For quite a while now, there have been three main ways to own or possess a vehicle. We can pay cash, finance our purchase with a loan, or lease a vehicle for a determined period of time. Luxury brand Cadillac is trying something new in the United States. With a …January 6, 2017

Chrysler Portal Concept unveiled at CES

According to FCA, the millennial generation will be settling down and starting their families, and it was important to figure out what these people want or need in a future family vehicle. The Chrysler Portal Concept was thus designed by Millennials for Millennials, and presented at this year’s Consumer Electronics …January 5, 2017

Behold 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 …January 4, 2017

Trump 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 …January 3, 2017

Electric 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 …January 2, 2017

One third of Canadian drivers text at red lights, according to the CAA

According to a survey conducted during the last month in Canada, 33% of respondents have admitted to texting at least once while they were stopped at a red light. We mustn’t forget that the use of a cell phone is not only prohibited at the wheel, even if we’re stopped …December 29, 2016

Electric 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 …December 28, 2016

Hydrogen Power? Not So Fast!

Hydrogen-powered fuel cell

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 …December 26, 2016

Volkswagen 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 …December 22, 2016

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