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News relating to the electrification efforts of automakers and other OEMs in Canada, and the development and deployment of zero emission vehicles (ZEVs), such as battery electric vehicles (BEVs) and plug in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs).

Exclusive: Pierre Boutin on the future for Volkswagen in Canada

Catching up with Volkswagen Canada’s President and CEO at the EV & Charging Expo this month, Electric Autonomy gets exclusive insight into VW’s Canadian business plan

critical minerals, Electric Vehicles Canada, EV Battery Supply Chain, Mining Resources for EVs, Ontario, Volkswagen VW

Emma Jarratt
June 5, 2023
7 minute read

Sales of EVs in Canada 2023 Q1 S&P data image

ZEV registrations in Canada slipped in Q1, with only a 9.1 per cent market share: S&P Global

Battery electric vehicle registrations accounted for the entire decline, posting a 6.9 per cent market share, down from 8.4 per cent in Q4 2022

British Columbia B.C., Canadian Electric Vehicle Sales Data, Electric Vehicles Canada, Ontario, Quebec, Tesla

Brian Banks
May 26, 2023
2 minute read

Image of a Ford Mustang Mach-E parked at a Tesla charging station.

Tesla plugs public charging gap for Ford with Supercharger access; Ford to drop CCS

Tesla and Ford may be retail competitors, but now they are charging partners — with a new Supercharger deal and Ford’s move to adopt Tesla’s charging port in all new EVs starting in 2025

Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure, Electric Vehicles Canada, Ford, Tesla

Emma Jarratt
May 26, 2023
3 minute read

BYD 8TT electric semi truck coming to EV & Charging Expo in a Canadian first

The battery-powered Class 8 BYD truck is set to debut in Canada in the exhibitor show room at the EV & Charging Expo 2023 on May 17-18

Electric Trucks, Electric Vehicles Canada, EV & Charging Expo 2023, Heavy Duty EVs, Ontario

Mehanaz Yakub
May 11, 2023
3 minute read

Exclusive: Tesla looking at “opportunities for industrial facility, mineral extraction” in Ontario

Tesla gives more hints about the nature of its plans for a Canadian facility in new lobbyist registry documents filed last month, Electric Autonomy exclusively reveals

EV Battery Supply Chain, Ontario, Tesla

Emma Jarratt
May 1, 2023
3 minute read

Dark green Canoo pickup truck with roof rack

EV designers can move the industry forward by invoking radical notions of the past

The electric vehicle transition is a generational opportunity to rethink personal transportation design, but few automakers are stepping up. Is there a modern-day Ransom Olds or Henry Ford of EVs waiting in the wings?

Aptera, Canoo, Citroen, EV Design, EV Manufacturing, General Motors GM, Tesla

Peter Vella
April 25, 2023
9 minute read

ZEV market share jumped to record 9.6 per cent in Q4 2022, while registrations fell slightly: StatsCan

Zero-emission vehicle registrations of 33,399 units in Q4 2022, including 27,754 battery electrics, pushed Canada’s ZEV market share to an all-time high, up from 8.7 per cent in Q3

Canadian Electric Vehicle Sales Data, Electric Vehicles Canada, Statistics Canada, zero emission vehicle registrations

Emma Jarratt
April 24, 2023
2 minute read

VW’s $20-billion Ontario battery factory launched with big talk, big goals and big subsidies

At Friday’s announcement in St. Thomas, the automaker, Prime Minister Trudeau, Ontario Premier Ford and local leaders detailed joint investment plans and anticipated returns for a plant that will occupy a sprawling 370-acre site and make one million batteries

Electric Vehicles Canada, EV Battery Supply Chain, Mining Resources for EVs, Ontario, Volkswagen Group, Volkswagen VW

Emma Jarratt
April 22, 2023
6 minute read

The entrance to GM CAMI Assembly office building in Ingersoll, Ontario, Canada

Exclusive: GM building battery pack assembly plant at its BrightDrop factory in Ingersoll, Ont.

Facility now under construction would replace imported battery pack supply, mirrors similar pack assembly plant just announced for pending Ford Oakville EV complex

BrightDrop, CAMI, General Motors GM, Ingersoll

Brian Banks
April 20, 2023
2 minute read

View of Volkswagen ID.7 electric vehicle

Volkswagen unveils new all-electric ID.7 sedan, with Canadian availability in late 2024

Canadian pricing for the ID.7, the first upper mid-size sedan in VW’s EV lineup, was not announced. VW says it will have a range of up to 700 kilometres

Electric Vehicles Canada, Volkswagen Group, Volkswagen VW

Mehanaz Yakub
April 20, 2023
3 minute read