Is Canada’s 100 per cent ZEVs by 2035 a fair and reasonable target? Are there other options to consider? At the time of this writing, Canada has just announced plans to advance its target date for auto sales to be …
It’s not as simple as just choosing a gasoline station and any available pump. As more battery electric vehicles (BEVs) come to market with increased range capabilities, early customer resistance to BEVs based on “range anxiety” concerns is gradually being …
The transition to EVs brings with it a whole new set of terminology. From the inception of the automobile, we’ve become accustomed to defining the performance of its powertrain with a standard unit of measure: horsepower. While not everybody knows …
A number of automakers are proponents of eFuels, also known as synthetic liquid fuels. That the future of the automobile not only will be, but must be electric, is now dogma. It’s bombarding us from all directions — through the …
A decision by the FCC suggests our autonomous future may be intrinsically linked to the future of 5G technology. A recent decision by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC), which went largely unnoticed in the volatile political environment surrounding it …
“Over-the-air-updates” will become an expectation among future car buyers raised in the latter part of the digital age and beyond. Much has already been written about the potentially negative impact of online sales on the future of the traditional auto …
Forget “green” hydrogen. It’s now all about the “blue.” It’s been about 30 years since I took my first ride in a hydrogen-fuelled vehicle — a prototype bus powered by an early developmental Ballard fuel cell. I’ve lost track of …
Consumer demands for greater range in electric vehicles and the efforts by OEMs to meet those demands may prove reminiscent of the old-school muscle-car horsepower wars. The term “range anxiety,” according to Wikipedia, was first reported in the press by …
The pandemic has disrupted the auto industry, but momentum towards EVs continues. It has been a tenet of the auto industry, since long before the COVID-19 pandemic upset everybody’s plans worldwide, that the future will be both electric and autonomous, …
COVID-19 pandemic will bring downstream challenges as well, and with some unusual new ways to differentiate your dealership. As this is written, we are deep in the throes of the COVID-19 pandemic. It is the top-of-mind issue for virtually all …
“If autonomous control is ever to equal or surpass the ability of humans, the ability for the technology to ‘see’ better than humans in adverse conditions is imperative.” While early predictions that fully-autonomous vehicles are just around the corner have …
Some companies have evolved their technologies and features to the point that progress has clearly been made. Others appear to have made progress, but in reality did not quite reach that benchmark. In a previous lifetime as an automotive engineer, …
