According to Autoblog, Toyota’s Chief Scientist Gill Pratt said not everyone should drive an electric vehicle as a means to combat climate change. The remark was made at the 2021 Reuters Events Automotive Summit. “At Thursday’s conference, Pratt said Toyota believes in ‘diversity of drivetrains’ to give customers different tools to reduce CO2,” said Autoblog. “It’s not for us to predict which solution is the best or say only this will work,” said Pratt. (Source: Autoblog) Read the original story…
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Four premium auto brands (Lexus, Genesis, Audi and Cadillac) were among Canada’s top ten sellers in 2022, a year of turmoil for the global auto industry. As supply woes strained the dealer network, the majority of automakers failed to even …
Toyota, Lexus lead tougher Top Safety Pick awards
New cars withstand crashes better than ever, yet U.S. traffic fatalities hit a 20-year high in the first half of 2022. Such contradictory data helps explain why the IIHS has toughened its safety criteria for the automotive industry’s most stringent …
Georgian College students to retrofit 1972 VW Westfalia into EV
Students from a variety of programs at Georgian College are collaborating on a unique project to retrofit a 1972 Volkswagen Westfalia into an electric vehicle. The project has a budget of $80,000, including $16,000 for the purchase of the vehicle …
Streetlight charging stations coming soon?
A company that installs EV chargers in streetlights claims this is not only a practical way to bring charging to urban areas, but also has a lower carbon footprint than conventional charging installations. That’s the conclusion of a study commissioned …
Solar-powered Lightyear 0 production halted to focus on more affordable Lightyear 2
The Lightyear 0 promised a solar skin that could give the EV up to 43 miles of range per day, a drag coefficient of 0.175 Cd, and a battery with the highest energy density of any production electric car. The …
Birchwood Automotive Group adds Winnipeg Dodge Chrysler Ltd.
In a move that adds another dealership and a collision repair centre to the growing Birchwood Automotive Group, the company announced last week that FCA Canada recently approved the purchase of Winnipeg Dodge Chrysler Ltd. Birchwood said, in a statement, …