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ElectricFord Adds Third Shift to F-150 Lightning Plant
As you know, Ford is facing a massive backlog of F-150 Lightning orders. The plan is still to build 150,000 units annually by the end of 2023, so the company has taken one more step to make it a reality. On Tuesday, Ford announced the addition of a third shift …
ElectricGM Starts BrightDrop Van Production at Canada’s First EV Plant
General Motors on Monday celebrated the start of electric van production in Ingersoll, Ontario with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Ontario Premier Doug Ford in attendance. This marks the opening of the first full-scale EV manufacturing plant in the country. The automaker invested more than $1 billion with the …
ElectricCybertruck to Have 1MW Charging Capability Just Like Tesla Semi
Initially planned for fall 2021, production of the controversial Tesla Cybertruck has been delayed a couple of times and will finally start in 2023. However, the finished product has not even been shown yet, so exact specifications remain unclear. As the company delivered the first production units of its Tesla …
ElectricVolkswagen Actively Looking to Build EV Battery Plant in Canada
Volkswagen today got one step closer to establishing a future EV battery plant in Canada. CEO Oliver Blume and the Canadian Minister for Innovation, Science and Industry, François-Philippe Champagne, signed an Addendum to the non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) of August this year to identify suitable sites for a cell …
ElectricReport Shows Toyota, Honda Are Losing Customers to EV Rivals
A new report by S&P Global Mobility shows that consumers moving to electric vehicles in 2022 are largely doing so from Toyota and Honda due to a lack of such options in their respective portfolios. After spending years on improving fuel economy in ICE-powered vehicles, with or without hybrid technology, …
ElectricThese Are the 10 Most Anticipated Electric Pickups
Electric cars are nice, but what about pickups? These machines are all over the place, and it’s about time they get the battery treatment, too. Several automakers are actively working on fully electric trucks. Heck, a pair of models have already hit the road in Canada as we write these …
ElectricMazda Vision Study May Hint at Electric MX-5 of the Future
Mazda is going to invest 1.5 trillion yen (approx. $14 billion CAD) in electrification globally by 2030 and possibly start building electric vehicles in the U.S. as early as 2026 or 2027, using a dedicated new architecture developed in-house. More details specific to the Canadian market have also come to …
ElectricFiat 500 to Return to Canada as All-Electric 500e in 2024
We’re not sure how many people miss the Fiat 500 , which exited the North American market after the 2019 model year due to extremely poor sales, but guess what? It will come back to Canada in early 2024. Fiat CEO Olivier Francois made the announcement today at the Los …
ElectricChinese-Made Imperium SEV Becomes Liteborne Aurium SEV
What’s going on with the Imperium SEV , the Chinese-made electric SUV being imported to Canada? We’ve seen it at a few EV shows and more than 1,500 people have made a reservation so far, but no units have been delivered yet. That’s because Imperium Motors Canada (IMC), a subsidiary …
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