EV Tea Leaves: EVs will play a big role in Canada’s future, watchdog says
Toronto, Ontario — Whether electric vehicle adoption speeds up or slows down, EV production will be a major source of employment in Canada by 2040, a watchdog organization has found. In a new report from Electric Mobility Canada, the non-profit considered three growth scenarios for the EV market in Canada and how each of these […]
Battery Breakthrough: Researchers crack cold weather charging
Toronto, Ontario — A new method for manufacturing electric vehicle batteries could radically improve EV performance in cold climates, research from the University of Michigan study shows. In modern EV batteries, cold temperature charging can cause the lithium plating to become damaged creating a safety hazard and reducing a battery’s total capacity. In a paper […]
Recycling to Reuse: Audi adopts material recovery strategy
Toronto, Ontario — Audi says it is implementing an economically viable recycling strategy to recover and reuse materials from end-of-life vehicles. This year, the Volkswagen subsidiary will begin shredding thousands of pre-production vehicles in the EU and processing them into high-quality steel scrap. That steel will then be fed back into Audi’s supply chain using […]
