Image via TMC Forum User ‘Richteer’ There are some Tesla Supercharger updates for Canadians living in British Columbia, Canada. The Tesla Supercharger in West Kelowna in the Okanagan has opened, according to @MontrealTesla, with the location showing as open on some owners’ car maps. The West Kelowna Supercharger has 8 V3 stalls with charging speeds […]
The government of Canada has announced it plans to build 34 new electric vehicle chargers across Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, at six different sites. The announcement from Natural Resources Canada says $119,000 CAD will be spent to install 34 Level 2 EV chargers. Bosa Properties will add to the project to take the total cost […]
Image via Daily Hive Tesla has closed one of its most visible storefronts in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The Tesla showroom on Robson Street, a famous shopping destination in the heart of downtown Vancouver, has permanently closed, reports Daily Hive. The store was first opened back in 2014 and was Tesla’s second Canadian showroom and […]
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has recently been questioned on regarding the company’s exchange rates in countries beyond its United States. In countries such as Australia and Canada, prices of Teslas are more expensive, even after taking exchange rates into consideration. On Thursday, Musk responded to a comment on Twitter, saying that the high price tag […]
Lion Electric recently erupted onto the commercial electric vehicle (EV) scene through deals with Amazon and Quebec’s Autobus Groupe Séguin, among others. In a press release Thursday, Lion Electric announced its plan to supply the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) with 10 zero-emission school buses, following similar deliveries to a school district in Sacramento. […]
According to a new survey from Toronto-based audit, tax and advisory firm, KPMG, nearly 70% of Canadians who plan to buy a new car in the next five years will likely be purchasing a battery or plug-in electric car. The study, released on Thursday, noted 68% of Canadians said they would be purchasing an electric […]
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has announced the company’s Solar Roof product will be launching in Canada, “later this year.” Later this year — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) February 22, 2021 Musk made the announcement on Monday afternoon, responding to a query on Twitter. Earlier today, Musk clarified “the Tesla Solar Roof is slightly hydrophobic, so water, […]
The city of Estevan in Saskatchewan, Canada, now has a PlugShare charging station that offers free charging for your electric car — reports the Estevan Mercury. The station, which is the only public charger in the city, was recently built during the renovation of the Peavey Mart parking lot in the Estevan Shoppers’ Mall. It […]
Tesla’s Cybertruck is set to release later this year, and hopefully by that time, Saskatchewan resident Tyler Golding will be ready to get his own, albeit in a rather unconventional way. The Warman, Saskatchewan resident has been working for three months to trade his way up from a deck of cards, all the way to […]
Vehicle testing is an incredibly important part of production, and it’s only growing in significance as autonomous driving becomes more prominent. On Wednesday, General Motors (GM) announced that engineers at the Canadian Technical Centre (CTC) can now begin testing advanced vehicles at the newly-finished CTC McLaughlin Advanced Technology Track (MATT), according to a press release. […]
Google Maps recently updated charging routes for vehicles with the app built in, and now, Google is rolling out those same updates and more for the Canadian market. According to Google Canada, Google Maps for the Polestar 2 and the Volvo XC40 Recharge, gets an improved algorithm for planning a trip with two or more […]
A relatively new YouTube channel started earlier this month by Canadian Zachary Aubert, from Edmonton, Alberta, has already landed a huge exclusive interview. Aubert’s space-related YouTube channel, known as The Launch Pad, chatted with Jared Isaacman from the upcoming SpaceX Inspiration4 civilian mission, set to take off later this year. Isaacman is a billionaire and […]
Tesla’s prices can vary significantly around the world depending on export needs, currency exchange rates, and a number of other related factors. Still, the price for many outside the company’s home country, the US, is becoming hard for buyers to justify comparatively. On Monday, one Reddit user shared a price comparison photo between the Model […]
Update Oct. 20, 2021: Tesla’s first location in Greater Victoria will be located in Langford, across from Costco. === Last fall it was reported Tesla was looking for a location for a new service center in Victoria, British Columbia, on Canada’s west coast. Tesla had its eyes set on a former Volvo dealership at the […]
When it comes to vehicles, governments around the world seem to be going green, or at least trying to figure out how to make it easy for constituents to do so. According to an internal poll from Canadian government, as commissioned by the Privy Council Office (PCO), continued subsidies for plug-in electric vehicles (EVs) receive […]
