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Tesla employee at Giga Nevada tests positive for COVID-19
An employee at Giga Nevada (or Gigafactory 1), Tesla’s lithium-ion battery and electric vehicle subassembly factory near Reno, Nevada has reportedly tested positive for COVID-19. According to an internal memo obtained by CNBC, the affected […]
Vancouver Island scrap dealers warned to keep an eye out for stolen EV charging cables, reward offered for arrest
Last week we told you about two electric vehicle (EV) charging stations that were vandalized in Qualicum Beach, on Vancouver Island. Vandals cut the charging cables just before the connector, with the belief they were […]
Canadian pricing for BMW 330e hybrid announced, qualifying for iZEV rebate
BMW has officially announced Canadian pricing for its upcoming 330e and 330e xDrive plug-in hybrids, and it just squeezes below the threshold to qualify for the federal iZEV incentive. The 330e will come two variants, […]
Natural Resources Canada looking to expand EV fast charger access across Canada
Canada is a big place, and with such a vast area comes challenges to provide the same level of infrastructure to all Canadians. Now Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) has luanched a Request for Proposals (RFP) […]
BMW patents foldable steering wheel for autonomous driving
Even though BMW is still far behind Tesla when it comes to the development of autonomous driving systems, the German automaker recently filed an international patent application (PCT) for a shape-shifting steering wheel. The idea […]
Why My Next Car Will Be An EV
Four hundred thousand six hundred and one. That is the current mileage on my Toyota Sienna minivan, and it is still chugging along. Amazingly, this vehicle is from the last century (1999) and like all […]