Crunching Numbers: PBO predicts ‘marginal’ economic benefits from VW plant planned for St. Thomas
Ottawa, Ontario — The nation’s top independent budget authority tossed a bucket of cold water on Volkswagen’s prospective EV battery plant in St. Thomas, Ont., predicting in a report released Wednesday that the plant’s economic benefits would be “marginal” at best. Parliamentary budget officer (PBO) Yves Giroux explained further that the plant could actually cost […]
Data with CADA: ‘Canada is not on track’ to meet EV infrastructure goals, manufacturing lobbyists say
Ottawa, Ontario — Representatives from several automotive lobby groups, including the Canadian Automobile Dealers Association (CADA), were on Parliament Hill this week where they hosted a press conference voicing their concerns with the federal government’s handling of the zero-emission vehicle plan. Association spokesperson Huw Williams said Tuesday that they are calling for “urgent action” on […]
California Dreams: Canadian Tesla customers receive cancellation notice for Calif.-built Model Ys
Toronto, Ontario — Canadian Tesla customers who were hoping to receive a new ride from the automaker’s flagship Fremont, Calif. assembly plant got a surprise in their inboxes recently, as Tesla said via email that Canadian orders for a Model Y variant are being canceled, citing that the “vehicle configuration is no longer available.” The […]
Hot off the Press: Toyota becomes latest OEM to adopt gigacasting for EV frames
Toronto, Ontario — With news coming out this week that Toyota is getting in on the gigacasting game at its assembly plants, experts at Reuters offered up an in-depth breakdown of why the relatively new design method is taking off in the EV sector. Tesla was the first automaker to bring the term “gigacasting” to […]
