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Longest AV shuttle route in North America launches in Whitby, Ontario
The city of Whitby, Ontario has launched a 6-kilometre autonomous shuttle route along its waterfront. The project called Whitby Autonomous Vehicle Electric (WAVE) entered its testing phase this week. The first passengers will ride the […]
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First videos of Tesla Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta on Canadian roads hits YouTube
Tesla released their Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta software in October last year. As expected the initial release was limited to a group of testers in the US, with CEO Elon Musk saying just a few […]
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CATL offers to buy Canada’s Millenial Lithium for $377M: Report
Canada’s Millenial Lithium appears to be the subject of a bidding war between two of China’s biggest electric vehicle (EV) battery producers. In July Ganfeng announced its plans to purchase the Vancouver-based mining company for […]
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Giga Berlin-Brandenburg county fair & factory tour confirmed by government official, but will be scaled back
During Elon Musk’s visit to Germany in August, the Tesla CEO announced Giga Berlin would host a “county fair & factory tour” on October 9, 2021. The event is intended to give attendees an up-close […]
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Tesla co-founder J.B. Straubel’s Redwood Materials announces plan to build massive 500GWh EV battery materials factory
One of Tesla’s co-founders, J.B. Straubel left the automaker in 2019, two years after starting his own company in electric vehicle (EV) sector, Redwood Materials. The company has so far focused on recycling EV batteries […]
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First production Rivian R1T driven off production line by RJ Scaringe [Update]
Rivian appears ready to begin their first customer deliveries this month. The first consumer ready R1T electric pickup truck has officially rolled off the production line in their manufacturing facility in Normal, Illinois. The milestone […]