There is absolutely no slowing Tesla down. Supercharge recently announced that the company has opened new superchargers in Ontario, Canada and New Jersey. Tesla Motors Club user ‘gavine’ said that Tesla had plans to open Superchargers in New Jersey since 2018. These twelve superchargers have been installed at Deptford Mall in Deptford, New Jersey. The […]
Tesla is set to hold a test drive event in Victoria, British Columbia, allowing Canadians on Vancouver Island to drive the new Model Y, along with Model 3 and Model X. According to the Tesla Owners Club Vancouver Island Facebook group, admin James Locke told members this evening the event would be taking place August...
Image credit: CAA Atlantic CAA Atlantic has teamed up with not-for-profit low carbon transportation initiative, Next Ride, to offer free Tesla Model 3 test drives in Nova Scotia. "The Next Ride team is touring Nova Scotia to help Nova Scotians experience the excitement of an electric ride, and discover all the ways electric vehicles are...
British Columbia, Canada, has been quite involved in the electric vehicle (EV) market, providing a government incentive program with one of the largest charging networks in Canada. At this rate, emission-free travel is very much a possibility for British Columbia. The Osoyoos Indian Band has worked with FortisBC to open the first DC 50kW fast-charging […]
Over ten years ago, the first electric vehicles officially rolled out in British Columbia. According to the Victoria EV Club, there were 13,727 electric vehicles in British Columbia back in March 2019. After a 114% increase, there were now more than 23,750 electric vehicles this year in March. President of Victoria Electric Vehicle Association […]
Nickel is a metal that can be used for many things, including batteries for electric vehicles. As reported by Bloomberg, Tesla has recently reached out to companies about mining and processing nickel in an environmentally sustainable way. Toronto-based mining company Canada Nickel Company decided they would do just that. They announced that they would be […]
Image via Ryan W. from Facebook Tesla has been emailing its mailing list to let potential customers its Model Y “is now on display in your local showroom and available to test drive." According to a screenshot of the email sent out today, shared to the Tesla Model Y Canadian Group on Facebook by Ryan...
BC Hydro hit an all-time low in April with a total of 10,000 electric vehicle charging sessions, in British Columbia, Canada. With the current pandemic, it shouldn’t come as a surprise that there are fewer cars driving about. The provincial crown corporation has seventy charging stations all throughout Canada, which averaged 21,000 charging sessions monthly […]
Tesla’s newest Supercharger in Canada has gone live, in Perth, Ontario, located 84.5 km southwest of Ottawa. The new Tesla V3 Supercharger in Perth consists of 8 stalls, capable of up to 250 kW charge rates. The location address is 80 Dufferin Street, at Perth Mews Shopping Mall. As of writing, Tesla has not updated...
A report by News Optimist, Saskatchewan Government Insurance (SGI) in the province of Saskatchewan in Canada, has been looking at the future of electric vehicles and autonomous vehicles. The minister responsible for the SGI, Joe Hargrave and SGI CEO Andrew Cartmell, spoke to News Optimist reporters on July 9 in Regina–whilst presenting SGI annual reports. […]
With the recent $3,000 USD price cut to the Tesla Model Y, questions remained about the status of the Long Range RWD version and the Standard Range Model Y. But tonight, Tesla CEO Elon Musk has been answering questions about its latest compact SUV. When asked, "Info on the SR Model Y was just taken...
Tesla has dropped the price of its newest electric vehicle, the Model Y, surprising new and existing customers on Saturday afternoon (via Reddit). The Model Y Long Range AWD now starts at $49,990 USD, a price drop of $3,000 USD (was $52,990 USD). The Performance Model Y dropped $1,000 to now start at $59,990 USD,...
Mountain Pass Performance recently put a Model Y on a dyno, which measures a car’s performance (horsepower and torque figures). The model they tested was the Model Y AWD Performance variant, in which the EV database estimates a power output of 456hp (via InsideEVs). But, when the Canadian garage based in Toronto, Ontaro, tested the Model […]
SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk declared his love for Canada this afternoon, after emphasizing his upcoming Starlink satellite internet service would be a priority in the Great White North. Responding to journalist Peter Nowak sharing his article about Starlink in the Toronto Star, Musk replied on Twitter, "Canada is a major priority for Starlink!"...
It appears one of the first (if not the first) Tesla Model Y delivery has made its way to Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. A picture of a red Tesla Model Y was shared in the Tesla Owners Club Vancouver Island Facebook group yesterday by Dale E., noting a “long ferry ride home” from...
