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Element Fleet Management has released its Q4 Trends report. Highlights of the report include news of Canada’s commitment of $1.4 billion for EV charging infrastructure, recommendations...
Electric Avenue

With Ford F-150 Lightning owners facing their first winters with the new EVs, Ford has some tips that hopefully won’t get a chilly reception from customers. All EVs will suffer energy...
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Ford of Canada will not have exhibits at any Canadian auto shows in 2023 according to a report from Automotive News Canada. In an email, a Ford spokesperson said it will discontinue...
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Jim Pattison Toyota Downtown is celebrating the grand opening of its new, 55,000 square foot, state-of-the-art facility in downtown Vancouver. Uniquely designed to be part of a new...
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Based on Consumer Reports' most recent Auto Reliability Survey, the Ford Mustang Mach-E electric crossover is no longer on the publication's list of recommended vehicles. CR...
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Jim Pattison Lease is proud to announce that our President Ryan D'Souza is the recipient of BIV’s 40 under 40 award.  Ryan is one of the forty new B.C. business leaders who will join...
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Ford CEO Jim Farley reportedly warned that EVs' production will result in significant job losses, but producing more parts in-house will help to mitigate this impact. While talking at...
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Vale Canada Limited, a subsidiary of Vale S.A., and General Motors Co have signed a term sheet for the long-term supply of battery grade nickel sulfate from Vale's proposed plant at...
Electric Avenue

General Motors (GM) forecasts that its electric vehicles business will be profitable in 2025 in North America as the company scales EV capacity in the region to more than 1 million...
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EVgo Inc. a public fast charging network company for electric vehicles (EVs), announced a commercial agreement with Subaru of America, Inc. to provide drivers of the 2023 Solterra EV...
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Hyundai Auto Canada is pleased to announce it has been awarded "Most Improved Brand" by Canadian Black Book (CBB) as part of the organization's annual Best Retained Value awards. The...
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In order to connect its biggest plant to its biggest market in North America, Tesla has thought of exporting electric vehicles built in China to the US and Canada, as reported by...
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General Motors is exploring vehicle-to-grid(V2G) capabilities in electric vehicles. The automaker partners with San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E), where both entities will...
Electric Avenue

Volvo CEO, Jim Rowan, recently made the bullish claim by 2025 electric Volvos will cost the same as gasoline cars. He speculates that this will be due to the battery technology which...
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Automaker BMW is set to join the growing list of OEM’s offering a hands free driving experience. The system will rely on  highly detailed maps developed by HERE Technologies. Compared...
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Toyota’s replacement for the Avalon sedan, the 2023 Crown has been named Green Car of the Year from Green Car Reports. The Crown, a hybrid sedan, beat out a number of products...
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StoreDot announced that solid state batteries are still at least 10 years away from mass production and that global automotive manufacturers should be considering interim technologies...
Electric Avenue

Subaru said in its latest financial release that it has no plan to build its electric cars in the US because it claims it can’t compete with McDonald’s $20-an-hour starting...
Electric Avenue

General Motors recently announced the finalization of energy sourcing agreements required to secure 100% of the energy needed to power all its U.S. facilities by 2025. This is in line...
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Hyundai Motor Company today announced that its fleet of XCIENT Fuel Cell heavy-duty trucks in Switzerland has accumulated more than 5 million km in two years. Starting in 2020, the...
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