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Consumer Critique: EVs remain popular, though pragmatic purchasing prevails, KPMG poll says

Ottawa, Ontario — People are in the mood to purchase, according to the latest consumer poll from KPMG which found nearly 70 percent of Canadian drivers intend on buying a new vehicle within the next ten years. The survey, which was distributed to Canadians over the age of 18 between Dec. 21, 2022 and Jan. […]

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Battery Best Practices: Mercedes collision expert talks EV repair on Guild 21 webinar

Toronto, Ontario — As surely every collision centre manager knows, but it always bears repeating, Mercedes-Benz’s Benito Cid reminded the industry that “a trained technician saves you a lot”, during a Thursday afternoon Guild 21 webinar.This tip comes along with a promise that the EV training managers invest in today will pay off when major […]

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Growing Reputation: Axalta AquaEC Flex electric vehicle coating earns 2023 Edison Award, three earned this year

Pennsylvania, United States – Axalta has won three 2023 Edison Awards, with one of the winners being AquaEC Flex, an electrocoat specially designed for electric vehicles (EVs).The other two award recipients were the Abcite 2060 coating for large metal structures and the self-priming kitchen cabinet coating. According to a company press release, AquaEC Flex is […]

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Cleared of Charges: Battery ruled out as cause of May Tesla fire in North Vancouver

Vancouver, British Columbia — North Vancouver residents, Tesla critics or fans of fire in general may recall an incident in May where a Tesla Model Y burst into an uncontrollable blaze and prompted a Transport Canada investigation—well, EV advocates can exhale as battery failure has been ruled out as a cause.Jamil Jutha was driving towards […]

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Musk Movie Magic: Tesla Autopilot head testifies 2016 self-driving video was staged

Toronto, Ontario — A lot of people call Elon Musk a renaissance man, and if that’s true, he can now list special effects artist on his resume, after a Tesla engineer testified under deposition that a 2016 video showing off the automaker’s Autopilot technology was faked. According to Reuters, a video posted to Tesla’s website […]

Charging Infrastructure

Light as a Leaf, Dead as a Brick: West Vancouver charging station bricks two Nissan Leafs in one night

Vancouver, British Columbia — Most every driver has experience with bad gas at some point—not the “too much coffee” kind, the kind from a pump. Well, an EV charging station in West Vancouver has drawn attention for being the first station in Canada to offer bad charges, rendering two vehicles inoperable before being removed. Within […]

Field Testing: Tesla Full Self-Driving Beta tears down geofence in downtown Toronto

An FSD-powered self driving route, right in the heart of Toronto. (Twitter/Chansoo Byeon) Toronto, Ontario — Tesla has removed Full-Self Driving (FSD) beta restrictions from Toronto’s downtown core, following complaints among drivers that much of the city’s urban centre is geofenced off by the software. This was confirmed in a tweet by FSD tester Chansoo Byeon […]

Stuck in the Cold: Tesla updates app to allow remote door unlatching in response to stuck handles

Toronto, Ontario — With winter looming on the horizon, many Tesla owners are surely dreading the routine coin toss of whether  their car’s door handles will be frozen stuck when they try to get it started in the morning—luckily Tesla finally has a solution coming to its mobile app. Coming alongside the recent iOS 4.14 […]

Welcome to EV Repair Magazine and Website

EV Repair  website and magazine is the only publication in Canada that focuses exclusively on electric vehicle collision repair. From safety features to business opportunities, we cover everything you need to know about repairing EVs that have been in a collision. EV Repair magazine- the latest information on electric vehicle collision repair in Canada. This […]

Tech Sets the Tone: ADAS tech can instill false sense of driver security, IIHS report says

Toronto, Ontario — Advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS), particularly things like adaptive cruise control (ACC) and automatic emergency braking (AEB), have done wonders for easing the stress of drivers behind the wheel, but a new report shows those pieces of tech are instilling a false sense of security in those who make regular use of them. […]

EV/AV Report: July 11, 2022

Toronto, Ontario — In this week’s electric and autonomous vehicle report, Canada’s innovation minister was in Japan pitching domestic EV development, General Motors is looking to keep first responders linked into EV info and Baseload Power Corp. has expanded its Aura EV charging network into Quebec. Negotiating for the Future Federal Innovation Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne […]

EV/AV Report: May 30, 2022

Toronto, Ontario – In this week’s electric and autonomous vehicle report, Wallbox expands its operations into Canada, Sudbury held its first conference to discuss battery materials in the region and consumer EV registrations appear to be on a sharp rise. A Box on a Wall Canadian EV owners now have the option for a simpler […]

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