On Wednesday April 26 at Ford’s Rouge Electric Vehicle Center in Dearborn, the first production F-150 Lightning rolled off the assembly line. Ford says the F-150 Lightning can get an EPA-estimated 320 miles of range and can accelerate from 0 …
Luxury automaker Volvo—with aspirations to go entirely electric by 2030—has now bought into the super-fast-charging business. The Volvo Cars Tech Fund just announced it has invested in StoreDot, an Israeli company creating an extremely fast-charging battery. It’s aiming to …
Though Automakers around the world are rushing to build out production capacity for electric vehicles, there are still plenty of ICE-powered vehicles to build in the coming years. For that reason, Toyota is continuing to invest in ICE production, …
As part of its wider global strategy, VinFast has been making significant headway in the North American market in recent years. VinFast is pursuing a further expansion into the United States with the announcement that it plans to build …
From May 16 to June 16, HGregoire, in collaboration with Tree Canada, will plant a tree for each vehicle sold. The company states in a press release that they are “aware of the negative impact that the automotive industry has …
A policy proposed by Vancouver city hall would charge gas stations and parking lots $10,000 per year for failing to provide charging stations for electric vehicles at their facilities. The proposal is aimed at speeding up the rollout of EV …
Honda has finally announced its EV intentions, aiming to launch 30 new EVs by 2030. An investment of about US $63 billion is the beginning of a move to electrification that will come in two phases: from now until the …
Toyota’s new $600,000 contribution to Let’s Talk Science will focus on programs focused on climate education and action. An organization that supports science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education, Let’s Talk Science works with youth across Canada, regardless of gender, …
With more than one billion tires disposed of annually, Bridgestone Americas and the startup LanzaTech have confronted the issue by announcing that they are developing a recycling process that could substantially reduce the carbon released when tires are burned or …
Mercedes-Benz said that their EQXX sedan drove over 1,000 kilometres on a single charge from Sindelfingen, Germany to the Côte D’Azur. It was accomplished on the Autobahn, averaging 140 km/hr, up through the Alps on a slow incline. The average …
The NHTSA found the pedestrian warning system mandated on all hybrid and electric vehicles is compromised on Tesla models equipped with the Boombox function. The NHTSA found that the external speaker can play when the vehicles are in motion, which …
Ensuring consumers are informed about electric vehicles will be vital to a mature EV market, according to an opinion article from Auto Express. “I believe that arming consumers with knowledge and information is a vital component of the maturity of …
