Audi is making some changes to the electric Q4 e-tron in Canada, introducing price increases and removing a heat pump that came with previous models. According to the e-tron forum, Audi informed customers the 2024 Q4 e-tron will come with a $4,050 CAD price increase, taking the vehicle’s MSRP from $59,950 CAD to $64,000 CAD. […]
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday recapped the country’s progress in the electric vehicle (EV) market and supply chain during 2022 in a Twitter thread. “Since January, we’ve secured several historic manufacturing deals for electric vehicles, hybrids, and batteries – deals that are going to create and secure good jobs, help keep our air […]
Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta recently broadened its reach, and one tester has debuted a new video showing the system being used in wintry conditions. YouTube channel ColdEnvy shared a new video testing Tesla’s FSD beta in heavy snowfall on Monday, as seen driving around on Canadian roads in Alberta. The host is running FSD […]
A new proposal in Canada could oversee the country mandating electric vehicle (EV) sales as soon as 2025, following suit with some countries and U.S. states who have placed future bands on gas car sales. Canadian Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault proposed new gas car sales regulations on Wednesday, which could ban the sale of gas […]
Starlink is set to begin rolling out to households in the Muscowpetung Saulteaux Nation in southern Saskatchewan, Canada in 2023, according to a press release from the First Nation’s leadership body (via @SpaceX). The agreement will oversee the rollout of Starlink to 127 occupied housing units on the reserve areas, across the Qu’Appelle Valley where […]
Volkswagen Group and its battery company PowerCo are searching for their first North American gigafactory location with eyes on Canada, according to a press release shared on Thursday. The companies are in discussion with the Canadian government to help identify sites that would be suitable for cathode material production. PowerCo will also work with materials […]
Electric vehicle (EV) startups are desperately trying to catch up to Tesla’s reach beyond the U.S. market, with fellow automaker Rivian reaching beyond its home country’s borders this month for the first time. @Rivian had its first deliveries beyond the U.S., as debuted in a Canadian Open House event shared by the automaker on Twitter […]
SpaceX has launched a new promo for its RV service, offering up the first month of service for free, for U.S. customers. The “limited-time offer” says instead of paying the regular monthly rate of $135 USD per month, U.S. customers can get their first month of service for free. The offer is available now in […]
Image via @ByeonChansoo When Tesla first expanded its Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta outside the United States to Canada earlier this year, downtown Toronto, Ontario saw an exclusion zone. According to Tesla CEO Elon Musk at the time, he said it was because “Toronto streetcars are not handled well by FSD.” But in October, Musk hinted […]
After SpaceX Starlink expanded coverage to all of Alaska, it’s now also clear that the satellite internet service now covers all of Canada, Norway and Sweden. Earlier this month, Starlink expanded to northern parts of Alaska and Canada, Sweden, Japan and more. Now, as spotted by Tesla North reader Nathan Owens, addresses that previously saw […]
Tesla has notified owners in Canada about a Transport Canada recall notice regarding select vehicles, in regards to the window automatic reversal system possibly not functioning properly, according to an email received by Tesla North. The issue is categorized as Transport Canada recall number 2022-528 from October 21, 2022, and it applies to Tesla’s 2021-2022 […]
VinFast opened its first store in Canada, located at Toronto’s Yorkdale Shopping Centre, as detailed by the company in an emailed statement on Wednesday. The Toronto store is the company’s flagship location and comes ahead of a larger rollout of the company’s stores across Canada. The storefront is set to be part of VinFast’s “go-to-market” strategy, […]
Tesla has applied for a telecommunications license in Canada, where the Model 3 was the best-selling electric vehicle (EV) in seven different provinces during the first eight months of 2022. On September 15, the all-electric automaker filed an application with the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to acquire a Basic International Telecommunications Service (BITS) […]
SpaceX is gearing up to implement a Fair Use policy on its high-speed satellite internet service, Starlink, in the U.S. and Canada (via @DirtyTesLa). “To ensure our customer base is not negatively impacted by a small number of users consuming unusually high amounts of data, the Starlink team is implementing a Fair Use policy in […]
Canada has already surpassed the electric vehicle (EV) adoption tipping point, at least according to one study from Google Canada (via Automotive News Canada). Google Canada’s Auto Industry Head Al-Karim Awadia has been tracking EV adoption across countries, including Norway, China and South Korea. The research considers five percent as the tipping point at which […]
