Allison undefinedMore from Allison undefinedNewsRivian’s Reassurance: OEM maintains 2023 production estimates following Q1 delivery numbersIrvine, California — Rivian is maintaining its expectation to produce 50,000 units in 2023 after reporting Q1 delivery numbers in line with analyst predictions. The EV maker said it delivered 7,946 vehicles in Q1 2023 and produced 9,395 units, marking a 550 percent increase in deliveries (year-over-year) and a more than 250 percent increase in […]April 10, 2023EV/AV ReportsEV/AV Report: Ford’s AV withdrawal, Tesla crash safety and an achievement for AuroraToronto, Ontario — Ford withdraws an NHTSA petition to develop fully autonomous vehicles, Tesla showcases its vehicle crash structure design, and a self-driving startup begins testing its trucks at border checkpoints in the United States. This is the latest in electric and autonomous vehicles. Legacy Withdrawal On March 30, Ford announced that it has cancelled […]April 6, 2023NewsNow or Never: CARSTAR North Toronto boasts 60 percent Tesla repair mix following certificationThornhill, Ontario — Many collision managers out there wrestle with the question of whether to get ahead and get trained on the latest electric vehicles or hold out until the demand shows up at your shop’s door—for CARSTAR North Toronto, a repair mix of 60 percent Tesla vehicles speaks for itself. CARSTAR’s communications department published […]April 5, 2023NewsCrush Control: Tesla v-p of engineering shows off front-end safety design in new videoToronto, Ontario — Tesla recently released a video of its vice president of vehicle engineering, Lars Moravy, delivering a crash course on—well, crashes, of course, and how the popular EV automaker designs its vehicles to account for all impact scenarios. In the debut edition of “Lars Explains” on Tesla’s Youtube channel, Lars Moravy walked viewers […]April 5, 2023NewsDrive Yourself: Ford withdraws request to develop fully autonomous carsDetroit, Michigan — Ford has withdrawn its petition to develop Level 4 autonomous driving systems with it National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the legacy automaker announced on March 30. The automaker told the NHTSA said the decision to cancel the request coincides with the closure of its Argo AI self-driving venture last summer. “As […]April 5, 2023NewsA Shocking Trio: Tesla, GM, Ford top three in first-quarter American EV salesDetroit, Michigan —Tesla knocked the second- and third-best-selling EV makers out of the water when it came to Q1 2023 sales numbers. Tesla says it delivered a record 422,875 units in Q1 2023. General Motors, with record-setting Chevy Bolt numbers, posted 19,700 unit sales—hot off 2022 recalls. The Cadillac Lyriq and Hummer EVs were less […]April 5, 2023NewsThe Adoption Equation: Industry execs suggest regulated sales targets for automakers to meet federal EV targetsToronto, Ontario — Two industry executives aired their opinions on the federal government’s EV targets in a recent National Observer op-ed, where the pair criticized the lack of regulations requiring automakers to “keep up” with EV demand in Canada. Mark Zacharias, executive director of Clean Energy Canada, and Daniel Breton, president and CEO of Electric […]April 5, 2023NewsHolding a Charge: Nissan LEAF, Tesla Model S have the highest number of battery replacements among EVsToronto, Ontario — Most electric vehicle batteries are still in their original cars, says a new study from Recurrent. The company took data from its community of 15,000+ EV owners to discover that, when recalls are removed from the equation, Nissan LEAF models and Tesla Model S cars see the highest number of battery replacements, […]April 4, 2023NewsBringing the Energy: On-demand mobile EV charging services launches Montreal pilotMontreal, Quebec — ‘Cafu’, a new mobile electric vehicle (EV) charging service has launched in Quebec, offering vehicle owners charging anywhere in the city of Montreal. While the Montreal pilot only offers one vehicle, for now, Cafu hopes to expand the on-demand service throughout North America. Cafu uses a Ford E-Transit van with a 140 […]April 4, 2023NewsBring on the Budget: The federal government’s clean tech tax breaksOttawa, Ontario — The federal government announced the 2023 budget last week, which includes moves intended to attract investment in EVs and their batteries and components. The 30 percent investment tax credit is for capital investments in manufacturing equipment used to make or process clean technologies, as well as investments in technology for the extraction, […]April 4, 2023Previous PagePage 9 of 24Next Page
