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Meet the Speakers: EV experts on the EV Tour Toronto schedule

Toronto, Ontario — We’re just two weeks out from the highly anticipated EV Tour Toronto, hosted by Collision Repair magazine and Fix Network. This week we’re shining a spotlight on the electric vehicle experts set up to speak at the FREE event on Aug. 23 at Fix Network’s Milton, Ont. headquarters. Alan McClelland – Centennial […]

No More Time: Tesla changes time-based Supercharger billing; customers to pay per kWh

Ottawa, Ontario — Tesla has changed how it bills its Canadian customers for charging. Instead of being billed for the time spent at the charging station, users will be charged according to the amount of electricity put into their vehicles. The move comes after an extended wait—six months after Measurement Canada granted a temporary dispensation […]

EV/AV Report: Adopting electric, investigating Tesla and exercising your battery

Toronto, Ontario — Statistics Canada publishes its latest round of new EV registration numbers, a news investigation into Tesla prompts a class action lawsuit in California and CAA offers some advice on keeping your battery in working order. This is the latest in electric and autonomous vehicles. State of the industry Statistics Canada released its […]

Read up on Rivian: Rivian repair documentation now available on OEM1Stop

Toronto, Ontario — A bevy of Rivian repair documentation has found its way onto the online procedure repository, OEM1Stop, including position statements and service guidelines. While the EV brand’s futuristic pickup trucks are by no means widespread in Canada at this point, it’s better to be safe than sorry should one roll into your repair […]

Handle With Care: Suppliers Partnership publishes EV battery handling, storage guide for dismantlers, bodyshops

Toronto, Ontario — An automotive sustainability advocate recently published a new guidance document for the safe handling and storage of electric vehicle batteries. The Suppliers Partnership For the Environment’s (SP) new “Electric Vehicle (EV) Battery Safe Handling and Storage” report tackles a number of challenges recyclers must face after a battery has been removed from an […]

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Electric Vehicles and Collision Repair: Register NOW for the EV Tour Toronto event

Toronto, Ontario — Collision Repair magazine’s EV Repair Tour supported by Fix Network, will stop in Toronto this August. This exclusive event is designed to equip Canadian collision repair professionals with insights into electric vehicle (EV) repair and will take place on Aug. 23 at the Fix Network Training Centre in Milton, Ont. With more than 118,000 EVs currently […]

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EV/AV Report: EV investments talks in the GTA; Tesla customers get real about Elon

Toronto, Ontario — Ontario’s EV and education sectors prepare to come together to talk investment opportunities in the Durham Region, meanwhile Tesla’s customer loyalty is put to the test in a newly published survey from Bloomberg. This is the latest in electric and autonomous vehicles. Intelligent investing The Durham Region east of Toronto is gearing […]

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Cross-border Co-operation: Ontario, Michigan sign MOU to strengthen EV supply chain

Toronto, Ontario — The cross-border romance between Ontario and Michigan is official, as the two governments signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Wednesday that is dedicated to a reinforced EV supply chain. Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer held a virtual ceremony Wednesday to sign the MOU, in which the two governments […]

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Charge Challenge: German duo aim to break record for fewest charges in cross-Canada EV trip

Toronto, Ontario — A pair of German adventurers are currently pushing Canada’s EV infrastructure to its very limits, as driver Rainer Zietlow and cameraman Elric Popp attempt to travel from St. John’s, N.L. to Victoria, B.C. in a Volkswagen ID.4. While this is by no means the first documented cross-Canada EV trip, the Deutsche duo […]

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Mission for Modules: GM’s CAMI plant to build facility for EV battery module production

Ingersoll, Ontario — BrightDrop Zevos and their batteries will soon be built in the same place, following Tuesday’s announcement that General Motors will build a battery module production facility on-site at Ingersoll, Ont.’s CAMI Assembly Plant. The announcement of this 400,000 square-foot facility was made alongside Unifor’s national president, Lana Payne, who expects this project […]

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No-name Network: Multi-OEM coalition to challenge Tesla with combined CCS/NACS network

Toronto, Ontario — An international coalition of seven major automotive brands announced the formation of a new company on Wednesday, which will see Tesla’s dominant Superchargers challenged by a new combined CCS/NACS network. Comprised of General Motors, Stellantis, Hyundai/Kia, Honda, BMW and Mercedes-Benz, this as-of-yet unnamed company plans to roll out more than 30,000 fast […]

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EV/AV Report: Innovative education and a hydrogen-powered airport

Toronto, Ontario — A B.C. trades school is preparing to build a $290 million EV “innovation centre”, Edmonton’s airport elects to harness hydrogen and Nissan becomes the first Japanese OEM to embrace the NACS charging port. This is the latest in electric and autonomous vehicles. Electric vehicle epicentre Vancouver Community College (VCC) is quickly becoming […]

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