To wrap up #EVWeekinCanada, the Federal Government announced a combination of $800,000 for 170 EV chargers in British Columbia. MP Hedy Fry of Burnaby made the announcement on behalf of the Minister of Natural Resources. […]
In May 2019 Tesla acquired Maxwell Technologies for over $200 million in TSLA stock and cash. The purchase gave the automaker the rights to Maxwell’s ultracapacitor business, but also more importantly their dry electrode technology […]
ChargePoint has announced it has reached an agreement to acquire has·to·be, one of Europe’s leading electric vehicle (EV) charging software providers for €250 million ($373M CAD). The deal is expected to close later this year […]
The City of Burnaby is planning to spend $2.3 million to install new electric vehicle (EV) chargers and a solar canopy at the Burnaby city hall. The project would include installing 54 EV charging stations, […]
Researchers at the University of British Columbia (UBC) and University of Victoria (UVic) are working to develop electric vehicle batteries with twice the capacity of existing technology. The project, led by the new Pacific Institute […]
Tesla continues to show off its industry leading battery technology as the all-new 2021 Model S Long Range (LR) received the company’s best ever EPA rating today. The online Design Studio has been advertising the […]
Following a report by Bloomberg, Apple has confirmed the hiring of Ulrich Kranz. The initial report said Kranz was hired to help lead the development of the Apple Car, but the company did not confirm […]
Kia opened up reservations for the limited run of EV6 First Edition vehicles last week, and sold out the entire supply in less than 24 hours. The South Korean automaker announced the milestone in a […]
A Canadian software developer has discovered a major vulnerability in Tesla’s Bluetooth key technology that allows anyone to unlock one of their vehicles. The exploit was discovered by Quebec’s Shankar Gomare. In an exclusive interview […]
Tesla and The Government of Canada’s Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) have teamed up to award Nova Scotia’s Dalhousie University with a $6,000,000 grant. Tesla provided $3.1 million of the total funding, which […]
