Canada’s Lion Electric announced on Friday plans to build a new U.S. manufacturing facility in Joliet, Illinois, set to be the largest all-electric medium and heavy-duty production facility in the country. The plant will also give the Canadian company the chance to meet the growing demand for “Made in America” electric vehicles (EVs), with an […]
While Tesla’s market share was hit by Ford in April following the legacy automaker’s release of multiple hybrid and battery-powered electric vehicles (EVs), sales of the companies Mustang Mach-E have declined month-to-month – with recent drops due in part to an ongoing semiconductor chip shortage, as reported by Investors. Ford sold just 1,951 Mustang Mach-E […]
The Canadian federal government has announced on Thursday more electric vehicle chargers are coming, thanks to funding from Natural Resources Canada’s Zero-Emission Vehicle Infrastructure Program. A new $110,000 CAD investment to the District of Saanich in Greater Victoria on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, will install 22 Level 2 electric vehicle chargers at sites owned by […]
Chinese electric vehicle (EV) company NIO has had a successful year despite an ongoing semiconductor chip shortage slowing production, and now the Shanghai-based company has shared plans to expand into new territory. NIO will rival Tesla and Volkswagen in Norway with the release of its ES8 SUV expected in September, and the ET7 luxury sedan […]
The Canadian government has been working hard to start building a zero-emissions future in recent months, through both rebates and incentives for electric vehicle (EV) buyers, as well as through the expansion of an EV fast-charging network. On Wednesday, Minister of Natural Resources Seamus O’Regan Jr. announced plans for a $50,000 (CAD) investment into a […]
In a video Tuesday from Canadian YouTube channel Unbox Therapy, we get a detailed inside look at the new Mercedes-Benz EQS electric sedan, a zero-emission luxury vehicle that was unveiled by the company last month. The first of Mercedes-Benz’s electric vehicles (EVs), this EV is certainly one of luxury, right down to the augmented intelligence […]
In a press release on Tuesday, Polestar announced the launch of its new digital key and updated app for the Polestar 2, which effectively turns the owner’s smartphone into their secure car key–just like Tesla. The upgrade came in the form of the company’s most recent over-the-air (OTA) update, and also included new integrated vehicle […]
Brampton, Ontario celebrates the launch of new electric buses on Tuesday, which will run on Routes 23 Sandalwood as well as 26 Mount Pleasant, according to Insauga. The city is hosting a virtual event on its Facebook for the unveiling of the four zero-emission buses. The buses are completely battery-powered and each bus is expected […]
A global semiconductor chip shortage affected NIO, along with a slew of other China-based electric vehicle (EV) manufacturers and others around the world. According to Investors Daily, Chinese automakers NIO, Xpeng Motors, and Li Auto, all saw triple-digit sales growth in this year’s first quarter, despite production being slowed significantly due to an inability to […]
Northern Tesla recently published a YouTube video with a nifty roundup of all the EV rebates and incentives, both federal and provincial, that Canadians can take advantage of throughout 2021. Here’s a list of all the EV rebates and incentives Canadians have access to this year: Federal Rebates The iZEV program offers $5,000 off any EV […]
Prince Edward Island’s $5,000 CAD incentive program for the purchase of electric vehicles (EVs) is now live — reports CBC News. The rebates will also be awarded retroactively, so all Islanders who have bought EVs and Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEVs) on or after April 1 will be eligible for a $5,000 rebate for EVs, and […]
NIO vs Tesla chart; via SCMP China-based electric vehicle (EV) maker NIO saw record EV deliveries in this year’s first quarter, with the company’s sales surging fivefold to 7.98 billion yuan ($1.23 million USD), according to the automaker. NIO saw a net loss of $68.8 million US in Q1, a 73% decrease from the year-ago […]
General Motors will invest over $1 billion into a factory in Mexico, the Ramos Arizpe production complex, to produce electric vehicles (EVs) for them, according to CNBC. GM said the plant will produce one EV to start and will begin production as soon as 2023. Currently, the factory produces the Chevrolet Equinox and Chevrolet Blazer, […]
Electrify America announced Thursday that it has officially opened 600 public ultra-fast electric vehicle (EV) charging stations in under three years since the EV open DC fast-charging network opened its first on May 2, 2018, in Chicopee, Massachusetts. The company has almost 2,600 fast chargers across the U.S., and it also shared plans to expand […]
As the mainstream adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) increases, so too will the charging infrastructure need to expand. Earlier this week, General Motors (GM) announced the Ultium 360 integrated charging ecosystem, set to bring its charging network, GM vehicle mobile apps, and other products and services together to streamline the customer experience. In addition to […]
