Electric

Forget about the fully electric variant of the Honda Clarity coming to Canada: the company has announced it will not even return to the U.S. for 2020. In fact, production ended at the end of last year. If you’re keeping scores, that’s one more sedan discontinued in North America. The …

As reported last week, General Motors held a presentation at its Tech Center in Michigan to not only unveil a new, high-capacity battery with up to 645 km of range but also to shed some light on its future electric vehicles to be sold within the next few years. One …

General Motors’ presentation inside the Design Dome at its Tech Center in Warren, Michigan yesterday not only included a new, ultra-powerful battery with up to 645 kilometres of range, but also a glimpse and a few details about its upcoming electric vehicles. Unfortunately, no cameras were allowed, and except for …

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 …