Electric

As you probably know, BMW is developing a brand new electric car that will directly take on the Tesla Model 3 , not to mention the upcoming Audi e-tron GT . It’s called i4 and the concept unveiled yesterday will enter production next year as a 2022 model. Using an …

What modern EV would make the best patrol vehicle? That’s what the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) would like to know. While plans for the future police fleet remain up in the air, someone at the OPP’s Highway Safety Division did a bit of Photoshop with the Tesla Cybertruck and Tesla …

You might have heard stories of Tesla cars that caught fire, most of them the result of debris damaging the electric system components after a crash. Well, this past weekend, one of the approximately 130 Porsche Taycan sedans sold in the U.S. last year suffered a similar fate down in …

Another week, another electric pickup is making headlines. This time, it’s the Nikola Badger. The name might ring a bell. A few years ago, the company based in Phoenix, Arizona unveiled an electric semi concept —similar to Tesla’s—with plans to enter production in the near future. Coincidence or not, the …

The Canadian government’s rebate program aimed at accelerating the adoption of electric vehicles , which came into effect on May 1, 2019, has induced more new sales than projected. Consumers can receive up to $5,000 toward the purchase or long-term lease of a fully electric car or up to $2,500 …

Tesla is making a lot of folks happy today. Unveiled in March 2019, the all-new Model Y compact crossover was initially supposed to arrive in the fall of 2020. Last October, the company said that production would start in the summer instead. And now, it appears that some units have …

So, you’d like to go electric for your next vehicle purchase, but you have a few apprehensions? You’re not alone, of course. Limited range and access to public charging stations are the two main reasons people give for not choosing an electric vehicle. However, a new study by the American …

Karma Automotive seems to be on the right track since Chinese auto group Wanxiang rescued the brand from the ashes of Fisker. Sure, the lineup only has one model, the Revero (offered in base, GT and GTS trim). This plug-in hybrid four-seat sports car produces a combined output of 403 …

General Motors has just announced a plan to invest $2.9 million at its Detroit-Hamtramck factory to build all-electric trucks and SUVs exclusively. Due in late 2021, the first model on the assembly line will be a pickup that’s expected to wear a Hummer badge (with up to 1,000 horsepower and …

Subaru is not a very big player on the global stage and it doesn’t have a ton of resources to develop and build highly sophisticated technologies, but the fact of the matter is that it currently lags behind many other car companies when it comes to electrification. There’s a Forester …