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BYD's Denza Z drop-top hypercar: 1,000+ hp, 700+ kW, and a Canadian price problem
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BYD's Denza Z drop-top hypercar: 1,000+ hp, 700+ kW, and a Canadian price problem

BYD's Denza Z drop-top is real, it's been spotted with 700+ kW on tap, and it's aimed at the million-dollar luxury supercar segment. Here's what that actually means for Canada.

Vlad Pereira
8 min read
2026-06-15
Is BYD Making a Better Ferrari? Denza Z Hits 1,582 HP at $70K
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Is BYD Making a Better Ferrari? Denza Z Hits 1,582 HP at $70K

BYD's Denza Z files 1,582 hp in MIIT paperwork while Ferrari charges $640,000 for the Luce, a 10:1 price gap that puts the prancing horse on defense.

Vlad Pereira
4 min read
2026-06-14
VinFast Just Built Its One Millionth Electric Scooter
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VinFast Just Built Its One Millionth Electric Scooter

VinFast rolled its one millionth electric scooter off the Hai Phong line in 2026, revealing a scale the brand's struggling North American car push never shows.

Vlad Pereira
4 min read
2026-06-13
Xiaomi delivers on Tesla's decade-old robot charger vision with new home robotic arm
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Xiaomi delivers on Tesla's decade-old robot charger vision with new home robotic arm

Tesla filmed a snake charger demo in 2015 and walked away from it. Xiaomi just shipped the product. The eleven-year gap is the story.

Vlad Pereira
8 min read
2026-06-12
BYD Wants To Outsell Toyota In Five Years While Its China Sales Just Fell 29%
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BYD Wants To Outsell Toyota In Five Years While Its China Sales Just Fell 29%

BYD's chairman just promised investors his company will overtake Toyota within five years. The sales chart on the same screen told a very different story.

Vlad Pereira
7 min read
2026-06-11
GAC Is Now Building A $248,000 Flying Taxi
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GAC Is Now Building A $248,000 Flying Taxi

GAC's Govy AirCab just rolled off a Guangzhou production line at $248,250 CAD. Here's what that buys, what stops you from owning one in Canada, and when you might actually see one overhead.

Vlad Pereira
10 min read
2026-06-11
MG's New Baby EV Is Coming For The Renault 5 And VW ID. Polo
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MG's New Baby EV Is Coming For The Renault 5 And VW ID. Polo

MG's unnamed baby EV planted four metres of sheet metal directly between the Renault 5 and the VW ID. Polo, and what it tells you about three different theories of the mass-market EV buyer.

Vlad Pereira
10 min read
2026-06-11
The BMW iX3 Cleared 500 Miles in China. The Regulatory Math Is What Matters.
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The BMW iX3 Cleared 500 Miles in China. The Regulatory Math Is What Matters.

BMW's long-wheelbase iX3 logged 500+ miles at 6,500 feet on a single charge. The number is real. The regulatory frameworks that determine whether it ever matters to a Canadian buyer are not aligned to it.

Vlad Pereira
11 min read
2026-06-11
Hyundai Cut the IONIQ 5's Price in Korea the Same Week It Won a Buyer-Sentiment Award in the US
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Hyundai Cut the IONIQ 5's Price in Korea the Same Week It Won a Buyer-Sentiment Award in the US

Hyundai launched the 2027 IONIQ 5 in Korea with a price cut while the 2026 model collected a buyer-sentiment award in the US. Two markets, one company at an inflection point.

Vlad Pereira
7 min read
2026-06-09
Lucid Finally Lets Go of the Gravity's Steering Wheel
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Lucid Finally Lets Go of the Gravity's Steering Wheel

Fourteen months after the Air sedan, the Gravity SUV gets hands-free highway driving via UX 3.6, a software-defined arrival that reveals more about Lucid's engineering philosophy than its feature roadmap.

Vlad Pereira
10 min read
2026-06-09
Jeep's 1.3-Million-Unit Fire Recall Tests NHTSA's 21-Month Investigation Clock
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Jeep's 1.3-Million-Unit Fire Recall Tests NHTSA's 21-Month Investigation Clock

Stellantis's June 9 recall of 1.3 million Jeep Wranglers and Gladiators for an electrical fire risk that ignites even with the ignition off is, in the regulatory sense, late. The defect investigation opened in September 2024. The policy question is whether 21 months is a 'reasonable time' under the TREAD Act.

Vlad Pereira
11 min read
2026-06-09
The 2027 Cadillac Lyriq Is Keeping A Big Feature All Other GM EVs Have Already Lost
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The 2027 Cadillac Lyriq Is Keeping A Big Feature All Other GM EVs Have Already Lost

GM dropped Apple CarPlay from its EVs and called it the future. The 2027 Lyriq keeps it. That carve-out tells you more about GM's real EV strategy than any executive interview has this year.

Vlad Pereira
8 min read
2026-06-09
Z-cars: BYD's 700+ kW Denza Z and the End of the European Supercar Moat
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Z-cars: BYD's 700+ kW Denza Z and the End of the European Supercar Moat

A 1,000-hp drop-top wearing BYD badges, spotted uncamouflaged ahead of launch. The Denza Z isn't a concept pivot, it's BYD's second performance car, and the European supercar moat is narrower than the discourse admits.

Vlad Pereira
9 min read
2026-06-08
BYD Dolphin Cargo e-Van: What Canadian Fleet Buyers Need to Know
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BYD Dolphin Cargo e-Van: What Canadian Fleet Buyers Need to Know

BYD just turned its Dolphin hatchback into a £36,000 electric cargo van with 347 miles of city range. Here's the Canadian buyer math, tariff, rebates, and the realistic timeline to actually park one in your depot.

Vlad Pereira
9 min read
2026-06-07
DOE's Rebate Reinterpretation: When Engineering Intent Loses to Administrative Guidance
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DOE's Rebate Reinterpretation: When Engineering Intent Loses to Administrative Guidance

The DOE just rewrote the Inflation Reduction Act's home energy rebate program through guidance alone, and the engineering choice of what to remove tells you everything about which energy system the agency now defends.

Vlad Pereira
10 min read
2026-06-07
A Chevy Subcompact Now Sits Higher Off The Ground Than A Ford Explorer
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A Chevy Subcompact Now Sits Higher Off The Ground Than A Ford Explorer

Brazil's 2027 Chevy Onix Activ out-clears the Ford Explorer at 201 mm, and the reason is regulatory architecture, not engineering ambition. A policy reading of why this vehicle exists where it does.

Vlad Pereira
11 min read
2026-06-05
Tesla erases the past, CAT electrifies the future, and EV tech training TODAY
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Tesla erases the past, CAT electrifies the future, and EV tech training TODAY

Three EV stories this week, alleged FSD evidence deletion, Caterpillar electrifying construction, and a closing US solar tax credit window, share one thread: the transition is fragmenting into governance, infrastructure, and labour sub-stories.

Vlad Pereira
9 min read
2026-06-05
Volkswagen Compares Gas Cars To Horses, And Reveals Its Real EV Strategy
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Volkswagen Compares Gas Cars To Horses, And Reveals Its Real EV Strategy

Martin Sander's horse analogy isn't nostalgia. It's a thesis statement about how Volkswagen plans to win the next decade, without waiting for bans, and without flinching at Chinese competition.

Vlad Pereira
10 min read
2026-06-05
What The, Who Is Buying All Those Subaru EVs?
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What The, Who Is Buying All Those Subaru EVs?

Subaru just dropped two new EVs into a market that was supposed to hate them, and the numbers are going up. Somebody's buying, and it's not who the press release thinks.

Vlad Pereira
7 min read
2026-06-05
Xpeng's AI Chief Says 'Language Is Poison' for Self-Driving, Here's What Canadian Buyers Need to Know
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Xpeng's AI Chief Says 'Language Is Poison' for Self-Driving, Here's What Canadian Buyers Need to Know

Xpeng is spending $56M CAD monthly on AI training that skips language entirely, and claims parity with Tesla FSD. Here's what it means for Canadian EV buyers who can't actually buy one yet.

Vlad Pereira
10 min read
2026-06-05
A 2028 Lexus RX Prototype Just Revealed Its Biggest Change, And It's The Screen
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A 2028 Lexus RX Prototype Just Revealed Its Biggest Change, And It's The Screen

The 2028 Lexus RX refresh is a Toyota Group UX standardisation decision dressed as a facelift, and the regulatory and tariff numbers around it matter more than the screen itself.

Vlad Pereira
11 min read
2026-06-04
SpaceX's xAI Just Bought Another $269M of Tesla Megapacks, What Canadian Buyers Should Know
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SpaceX's xAI Just Bought Another $269M of Tesla Megapacks, What Canadian Buyers Should Know

xAI spent more on Tesla Megapacks in April 2026 alone than in all of 2024. Here's what the $269M purchase means for Tesla's energy business, and whether Canadian Powerwall buyers should worry.

Vlad Pereira
10 min read
2026-06-04
Tesla Hit With Class Action in Quebec Over Up to $400M in Heat Pump Failures
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Tesla Hit With Class Action in Quebec Over Up to $400M in Heat Pump Failures

A Quebec Tesla owner's $4,477 repair bill turned into a class action covering five models and up to $400M in damages. The Octovalve was never just clever engineering, it was a billing strategy.

Vlad Pereira
7 min read
2026-06-04
This Porsche 964 Restomod Costs $577,000 Before You Even Buy The Donor Car
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This Porsche 964 Restomod Costs $577,000 Before You Even Buy The Donor Car

Theon Design's latest 964 weighs less than a Golf GTI, outguns a GT3 RS on power-to-weight, and costs $577,000 before the donor car. The number isn't the point. The engineering argument is.

Vlad Pereira
9 min read
2026-06-04
Polestar 2 hatchback returns to Canada for 2026, the quota math, not tariff relief
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Polestar 2 hatchback returns to Canada for 2026, the quota math, not tariff relief

Canada's 49,000-vehicle Chinese-EV quota, not tariff elimination, is what restored Polestar 2 imports. The 6.1% surtax rate applies only inside that ceiling, and the policy mechanics determine which buyers actually see the car.

Vlad Pereira
11 min read
2026-06-03
Rivian's Charging Network Just Hit 1,007 Stalls, Here's What That Means for Canadian EV Drivers
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Rivian's Charging Network Just Hit 1,007 Stalls, Here's What That Means for Canadian EV Drivers

Rivian's Adventure Network just crossed 1,000 DC fast-charging stalls, and three-quarters of them now work with any EV. Here's what Canadian drivers need to know before plugging in.

Vlad Pereira
9 min read
2026-06-03
The Mercedes CLA EV Just Smashed Its EPA Range Rating In A Real-World Test
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The Mercedes CLA EV Just Smashed Its EPA Range Rating In A Real-World Test

Edmunds drove the Mercedes CLA 350 EV 385 miles on a single charge. EPA said 312. That 73-mile gap isn't a fluke, it's Mercedes quietly winning a fight nobody noticed it was having.

Vlad Pereira
7 min read
2026-06-03
Kia Just Broke Its All-Time Sales Record As Hybrids Exploded 179%
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Kia Just Broke Its All-Time Sales Record As Hybrids Exploded 179%

Kia just posted its best-ever US retail sales month as hybrid sales jumped 179%. The press release buried the real story, Kia is winning the electrification middle ground while Detroit argues with itself.

Vlad Pereira
7 min read
2026-06-02
Lucid Air Pure Recall in Canada: What 82 Owners Need to Do Right Now
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Lucid Air Pure Recall in Canada: What 82 Owners Need to Do Right Now

Lucid is recalling Air Pure RWD sedans over a Gen 4 inverter that can cut drive power mid-trip. Here's exactly what affected Canadian owners should do.

Vlad Pereira
9 min read
2026-06-02
Motor Mouth: Will Mercedes-Benz Be Banned From the U.S.?
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Motor Mouth: Will Mercedes-Benz Be Banned From the U.S.?

A bipartisan U.S. bill targeting Chinese auto ownership may inadvertently bar Mercedes-Benz, and Volvo, and Polestar, under broad 'foreign adversary' language with no numeric threshold.

Vlad Pereira
11 min read
2026-06-02
Rolls-Royce Spectre Series II: NACS, 308 Miles, and an Admission Three Years Late
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Rolls-Royce Spectre Series II: NACS, 308 Miles, and an Admission Three Years Late

Rolls-Royce's Spectre Series II adds 16% more range and NACS charging. Read as engineering, it's incremental. Read as philosophy, it's the most revealing admission the brand has made since going electric.

Vlad Pereira
10 min read
2026-06-02
The Company That Builds The iPhone Just Unveiled A Tesla Model Y Competitor
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The Company That Builds The iPhone Just Unveiled A Tesla Model Y Competitor

Apple spent a decade on a car that never shipped. Foxconn's Foxtron joint venture spent four years and unveiled the Cavira, 468 hp, LFP battery, Model Y squarely in the crosshairs. The lesson isn't about tech giants. It's about who actually owns the manufacturing floor.

Vlad Pereira
8 min read
2026-06-02
BYD Will Pay When God's Eye Crashes. Tesla Has Never Made That Promise.
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BYD Will Pay When God's Eye Crashes. Tesla Has Never Made That Promise.

BYD will write the cheque if God's Eye crashes your car. Tesla has refused that commitment for a decade. The gap between those two positions is the honest measure of who actually believes their autonomy claims.

Vlad Pereira
8 min read
2026-06-01
Canada's EV Rebates Sent March Sales Up Over 80%, Dealers Are Still Owed Millions
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Canada's EV Rebates Sent March Sales Up Over 80%, Dealers Are Still Owed Millions

The EVAP rebate is real money on the hood again, up to $5,000 federal, stackable to $9,000 in BC and Quebec. Here's how to claim it, what's eligible, and why your dealer is sweating the float.

Vlad Pereira
10 min read
2026-06-01
Lexus Cancels Next-Generation Lexus EV Sedan
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Lexus Cancels Next-Generation Lexus EV Sedan

Toyota killed the LF-ZC before it ever reached production. The cancellation tells you everything about how lost Lexus is on EVs.

Vlad Pereira
7 min read
2026-06-01
MG 4X at A$20,500: SAIC's Manufacturing Argument Disguised as a Small SUV
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MG 4X at A$20,500: SAIC's Manufacturing Argument Disguised as a Small SUV

MG's 4X compact SUV ships from 13,600 USD in China with a semi-solid-state battery, the spec sheet reads as SAIC's industrial thesis, not a product brief.

Vlad Pereira
9 min read
2026-06-01
Turns Out You Can Polish The Luce EV, Just Not Into A Ferrari
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Turns Out You Can Polish The Luce EV, Just Not Into A Ferrari

Someone took Ferrari's most controversial car and made it worse with a carbon body kit. The Luce's problem isn't aerodynamics, it's that Ferrari handed the pen to an outside studio and can't walk it back.

Vlad Pereira
7 min read
2026-05-31
Under "God's eye:" BYD Unveils the Next Generation of Its Self-Driving Tech
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Under "God's eye:" BYD Unveils the Next Generation of Its Self-Driving Tech

BYD's Xuanji A3 chip and God's Eye 5.0 reveal a vertical-integration thesis that turns intelligent driving from a luxury feature into a commodity. The implications run deeper than the announcement.

Vlad Pereira
11 min read
2026-05-31
BYD Will Pay When Its Self-Driving System Crashes Your Car, Up To A Point
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BYD Will Pay When Its Self-Driving System Crashes Your Car, Up To A Point

BYD says it will pay for crashes caused by its God's Eye self-driving system, but only in China, only when the system is active, and only if the driver wasn't breaking the law. Here's what that actually means for Canadian buyers.

Vlad Pereira
10 min read
2026-05-30
Tourists can experience Athabasca Glacier in this first-ever ELECTRIC Ice Explorer [video]
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Tourists can experience Athabasca Glacier in this first-ever ELECTRIC Ice Explorer [video]

Pursuit's 530 kWh electric Ice Explorer isn't a green PR stunt, it's the most technically demanding EV deployment in Canadian tourism, now hauling 52 guests onto Athabasca Glacier in near-silence.

Vlad Pereira
7 min read
2026-05-30
Chery Just Lined Up A Kei Car For Japan, And Suzuki Should Be Worried
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Chery Just Lined Up A Kei Car For Japan, And Suzuki Should Be Worried

Chery just formed a five-company joint venture to crack Japan's kei market, and Autobacs Seven handed it 700 stores on day one. Suzuki should be nervous.

Vlad Pereira
7 min read
2026-05-29
Elon Musk Promised 1,000 Texas Robotaxis Last Year. It's Nowhere Near That
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Elon Musk Promised 1,000 Texas Robotaxis Last Year. It's Nowhere Near That

Tesla's Texas robotaxi fleet has fewer than 50 cars six years after Musk promised a million. Here's what that means if you're shopping a Tesla in Canada today.

Vlad Pereira
9 min read
2026-05-29
Flagship Executive SUV NIO ES9 Officially Launched
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Flagship Executive SUV NIO ES9 Officially Launched

NIO's ES9 launched 6% below its own pre-sale price. That's not a discount, it's a signal about where the flagship Chinese SUV market is heading next.

Vlad Pereira
8 min read
2026-05-29
BYD's Xuanji A3: China’s First In-House 4nm Smart Driving Chip and the New Global Silicon War
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BYD's Xuanji A3: China’s First In-House 4nm Smart Driving Chip and the New Global Silicon War

BYD has unveiled the Xuanji A3, a 4nm powerhouse capable of 2,100 TOPS. Here is why this isn't just a chip announcement. It's a declaration of independence.

Vlad Pereira
18 min read
2026-05-28
Frozen To -22 Degrees, BYD’s New EV Just Charged To 97% In Only 12 Minutes
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Frozen To -22 Degrees, BYD’s New EV Just Charged To 97% In Only 12 Minutes

BYD's Denza Z9GT charged from 20% to 97% in 12 minutes at -30°C. If you drive in the Prairies or Northern Ontario, this changes the calculation entirely.

Vlad Pereira
16 min read
2026-05-28
There's a New Low-Cost E-Bike That Charges by USB-C: The ENGWE Zip
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There's a New Low-Cost E-Bike That Charges by USB-C: The ENGWE Zip

Charging your e-bike is about to get as simple as charging your phone. Meet the ENGWE Zip, the $500-800 folding e-bike that finally ditches the proprietary brick for universal USB-C PD 3.1.

Vlad Pereira
22 min read
2026-05-28
Walmart's EV Charging Network Just Became the One Nobody Saw Coming
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Walmart's EV Charging Network Just Became the One Nobody Saw Coming

Walmart quietly surpassed 300 fast-charging ports with thousands more by 2030, and the payment flow undercuts every legacy network's friction problem.

Vlad Pereira
12 min read
2026-05-26
BYD Launches New Atto 3 With Flash Charging and a $16,600 Starting Price
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BYD Launches New Atto 3 With Flash Charging and a $16,600 Starting Price

BYD's third-gen Atto 3 lands in China with flash charging, 120 km of extra range, and a starting price under $17,000 USD. The Western EV industry should be uncomfortable.

Vlad Pereira
13 min read
2026-05-24
Did Mercedes-AMG Just Build A Better Porsche Taycan?
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Did Mercedes-AMG Just Build A Better Porsche Taycan?

Mercedes-AMG's new 1,153-hp GT 4-Door EV doesn't just match the Taycan on paper, its axial-flux architecture argues for a different theory of what a performance EV should be.

Vlad Pereira
16 min read
2026-05-24
Toyota's PHEV Bet Just Got Vindicated by North American Charging Data
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Toyota's PHEV Bet Just Got Vindicated by North American Charging Data

North American PHEV owners plug in far more than Europeans do. That single data point collapses three years of greenwashing critique, and vindicates the strategy Toyota refused to abandon.

Vlad Pereira
14 min read
2026-05-24
SpaceX's $131M Cybertruck Buy: A Related-Party Transaction in Plain Sight
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SpaceX's $131M Cybertruck Buy: A Related-Party Transaction in Plain Sight

SpaceX's IPO filing disclosed $131 million in Cybertruck purchases at MSRP, 18.1% of Q4 2025 U.S. registrations flowing to a company its seller's CEO controls. The governance implications outlast the disclosure.

Vlad Pereira
16 min read
2026-05-21
Volvo EX60 First Drive Reviews: The Company Finally Built the EV It Should Have Launched First
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Volvo EX60 First Drive Reviews: The Company Finally Built the EV It Should Have Launched First

Volvo flew the motoring press to Barcelona and got back reviews calling the EX60 the best product the company has ever made. The EX90 stumbled. The EX60 doesn't.

Vlad Pereira
13 min read
2026-05-21
Tesla's Still Testing Its Vision-Only Robotaxi. Xpeng Just Started Building One.
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Tesla's Still Testing Its Vision-Only Robotaxi. Xpeng Just Started Building One.

Xpeng's GX robotaxi rolled off a real production line in Guangzhou. Tesla's Cybercab is still test miles in Austin. The vision-only bet just got a scoreboard.

Vlad Pereira
13 min read
2026-05-19
BYD Made A Critic Pay $294,000 For Questioning Its Batteries On Camera
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BYD Made A Critic Pay $294,000 For Questioning Its Batteries On Camera

A Chinese court just made an EV blogger pay $294,000 for questioning BYD's batteries. The verdict is enforceable in Shenzhen. The precedent travels everywhere BYD does.

Vlad Pereira
14 min read
2026-05-18
Ford's Five-Model European Pivot Is a Tariff Compliance Plan, Not a Product Renaissance
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Ford's Five-Model European Pivot Is a Tariff Compliance Plan, Not a Product Renaissance

Ford's five-model European comeback, Fiesta successor, Bronco-derived crossover, Renault-platform EVs, is a tariff-shaped compliance pivot. The arithmetic sits in the mandate, not the marketing.

Vlad Pereira
12 min read
2026-05-18
XPeng (XPEV) Rolls First Mass-Produced Robotaxi Off the Line, a China First
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XPeng (XPEV) Rolls First Mass-Produced Robotaxi Off the Line, a China First

XPeng just became the first Chinese automaker to mass-produce a purpose-built L4 robotaxi. Three years behind Baidu on rides, but ahead of every other domestic rival on manufacturing. The benchmark just moved.

Vlad Pereira
13 min read
2026-05-18
BYD's Battery Shortage Is The Best News In EVs This Year
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BYD's Battery Shortage Is The Best News In EVs This Year

BYD's founder admitted Blade Battery supply can't keep up with flash-charge demand. That's not a crisis, that's the problem every automaker dreams of having.

Vlad Pereira
13 min read
2026-05-17
GAC Aion V Price Cut and Free Charger: What Canadian EV Buyers Should Watch
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GAC Aion V Price Cut and Free Charger: What Canadian EV Buyers Should Watch

GAC just dropped AUD $2,000 plus a free home charger on the Aion V in Australia. Here's what the deal signals for Canadian buyers watching Chinese EVs cross the Pacific.

Vlad Pereira
14 min read
2026-05-17
One California Buyer Says Toyota Owes Him A Cut Of A $9 Billion Tariff Refund
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One California Buyer Says Toyota Owes Him A Cut Of A $9 Billion Tariff Refund

A California buyer's class action argues Toyota must share its tariff windfall with the customers who paid inflated prices. The math is brutal.

Vlad Pereira
13 min read
2026-05-17
BYD Racco: How a 20 kWh Kei EV Becomes a Test of Global Tariff Regimes
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BYD Racco: How a 20 kWh Kei EV Becomes a Test of Global Tariff Regimes

BYD's Racco is engineered to Japan's kei-car regulatory box, 3.4 metres, 47 kW, 20 kWh. The policy math behind why it lands in Tokyo first and not Toronto.

Vlad Pereira
16 min read
2026-05-16
Mexico builds its own state-sponsored EV
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Mexico builds its own state-sponsored EV

Mexico's Olinia isn't just a small electric car. It's a sovereignty play with a June 7 reveal date and a Trump-shaped subtext nobody in the press release wants to name.

Vlad Pereira
13 min read
2026-05-16
BMW's 20% IONNA Discount: A Policy Analysis of OEM-Gated Charging Pricing
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BMW's 20% IONNA Discount: A Policy Analysis of OEM-Gated Charging Pricing

BMW's 20% IONNA discount through September is more than a promotion, it is a policy instrument. A multi-jurisdiction analysis of OEM-gated charging pricing, NEVI ambiguity, and the loyalty endgame.

Vlad Pereira
15 min read
2026-05-15
BYD May Take Over Stellantis & Other Legacy Auto Factories in Europe
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BYD May Take Over Stellantis & Other Legacy Auto Factories in Europe

Stellantis has empty European plants. BYD has a waiting list and a shopping cart. The factory takeover talks confirmed this week are the moment legacy auto stopped pretending it had time.

Vlad Pereira
13 min read
2026-05-15
Heybike Ranger 3.0 Pro + Tesla Wall Connector: Weekly Deal Roundup
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Heybike Ranger 3.0 Pro + Tesla Wall Connector: Weekly Deal Roundup

Heybike Ranger 3.0 Pro at $1,399 with a $257 bundle, Tesla Universal Wall Connector at $550, and a solar security camera deal. This week's electrified-home picks.

Vlad Pereira
16 min read
2026-05-15
I Played Nintendo Switch In A Chinese EV
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I Played Nintendo Switch In A Chinese EV

Nio's Firefly just shipped Nintendo Switch casting in a software update. The feature is the small story. The manufacturing philosophy behind it is the big one.

Vlad Pereira
14 min read
2026-05-15
FTN Motion StreetdogXR Review: Scooter-Like Practicality With Retro Café Racer Charm
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FTN Motion StreetdogXR Review: Scooter-Like Practicality With Retro Café Racer Charm

A Hamilton startup just shipped 50 electric motorcycles to Australia. The StreetdogXR isn't trying to beat Zero, it's trying to beat the bus, and that's exactly why it might win.

Vlad Pereira
13 min read
2026-05-13
BYD IS Aiming for Growth This Year, 13% Growth in China?
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BYD IS Aiming for Growth This Year, 13% Growth in China?

BYD quietly briefed JPMorgan on 13% China growth while headlines screamed profit drop. The number management told the money is the story everyone's missing.

Vlad Pereira
13 min read
2026-05-12
BYD Seagull LiDAR $13K: First Sub-$15K EV With Roof Sensor Stack
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BYD Seagull LiDAR $13K: First Sub-$15K EV With Roof Sensor Stack

BYD put a roof-mounted LiDAR on a $13K car. The Seagull isn't a stunt, it's a vertical-integration story finishing its arc on the cheapest EV in the world.

Vlad Pereira
14 min read
2026-05-12
Tesla's Supercharger Virtual Queue Pilot Exposes a Regulatory Void in Charging Governance
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Tesla's Supercharger Virtual Queue Pilot Exposes a Regulatory Void in Charging Governance

Tesla's five-station virtual queue pilot answers a congestion problem regulators in five jurisdictions have declined to define. The policy gap is the story.

Vlad Pereira
16 min read
2026-05-12
Electric Bus Depots and Smart Charging: The Policy Map for Grid-Asset Fleets
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Electric Bus Depots and Smart Charging: The Policy Map for Grid-Asset Fleets

First Bus's Glasgow depots are now responding to live National Grid signals across 1,400 zero-emission buses. The technology works. The regulatory framework, jurisdiction by jurisdiction, is the binding constraint.

Vlad Pereira
16 min read
2026-05-11
Ford Energy Launches: The Quiet $2B Pivot Nobody Saw Coming
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Ford Energy Launches: The Quiet $2B Pivot Nobody Saw Coming

Ford just spun up a whole new subsidiary aimed at 20 GWh of grid batteries a year. The press called it a retreat from EVs. It isn't.

Vlad Pereira
13 min read
2026-05-11
What the Ioniq 6 N Reveals About Hyundai's EV Philosophy
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What the Ioniq 6 N Reveals About Hyundai's EV Philosophy

Hyundai's Ioniq 6 N isn't just a faster sedan, it's a structured argument about what performance EVs should feel like, written in aero, voltage, and software.

Vlad Pereira
16 min read
2026-05-03
Electric School Buses Are Changing Canadian Streets
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Electric School Buses Are Changing Canadian Streets

Electric school buses are replacing diesel across Canada, led by Lion Electric and backed by billions in federal funding. What it means for kids, costs, and the grid.

Vlad Pereira
38 min read
2026-03-30
Tesla and EVgo's 1,000 New Fast Chargers: What It Means for Canadian EV Owners
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Tesla and EVgo's 1,000 New Fast Chargers: What It Means for Canadian EV Owners

Tesla and EVgo are building 1,000 new fast chargers across Canada. What it means for range anxiety, highway road trips, and the national charging grid.

Vlad Pereira
36 min read
2026-03-30
BYD Canada Dealerships 2026: 20 Stores, Toronto-First Rollout Plan
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BYD Canada Dealerships 2026: 20 Stores, Toronto-First Rollout Plan

BYD announced 20 Canadian dealerships starting in Toronto. What they sell, what pricing the rollout signals, and whether to wait or buy something else now.

Vlad Pereira
12 min read
2026-03-25
Chinese EV Warranties in Canada: How BYD, Zeekr, and Chery Stack Up
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Chinese EV Warranties in Canada: How BYD, Zeekr, and Chery Stack Up

BYD offers 8 years and 250,000 km on the battery. Chery gives you 7 years unlimited km bumper-to-bumper. These Chinese warranties beat most established brands -- but there's a catch.

Vlad Pereira
14 min read
2026-03-23
BYD's Canada Lineup: The Four Models Heading to Canadian Dealers
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BYD's Canada Lineup: The Four Models Heading to Canadian Dealers

BYD appears to be the furthest-advanced Chinese EV entrant for Canada, with the Seal, Dolphin, Atto 3, and Seagull often discussed as likely launch candidates. Here's what each one could cost, what it may compete with, and where certainty still ends.

Vlad Pereira
14 min read
2026-03-18
Canada Chinese EV Quota 2026: How the 49,000-Unit Import System Works
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Canada Chinese EV Quota 2026: How the 49,000-Unit Import System Works

Canada's permit system lets Chinese-built EVs enter at the 6.1% tariff within a 49,000-unit annual quota. The official rules, what's unclear, what to avoid assuming.

Vlad Pereira
12 min read
2026-03-18
Chery EVs Coming to Canada: Models, Prices, and What to Expect
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Chery EVs Coming to Canada: Models, Prices, and What to Expect

Chery is the largest Chinese automaker by export volume, and it's filing trademarks across Canada. Here's what the Omoda, Jaecoo, and iCar brands mean for Canadian buyers.

Vlad Pereira
12 min read
2026-03-18
Geely, Zeekr, and the Volvo Connection: Canada's Next Premium EVs
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Geely, Zeekr, and the Volvo Connection: Canada's Next Premium EVs

Geely owns Volvo, Polestar, Lotus, and Zeekr. Most Canadians don't know that, but they're about to find out as Geely's EV empire prepares to flood the Canadian market.

Vlad Pereira
12 min read
2026-03-18
Norway's -27°C Winter EV Test: Chinese Cars Beat Tesla on Range
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Norway's -27°C Winter EV Test: Chinese Cars Beat Tesla on Range

Norway's El Prix winter test drove EVs to their limits at -27°C. The results weren't close, Chinese cars outperformed Tesla by nearly 10 percentage points. Here's what Canadian buyers need to know.

Vlad Pereira
12 min read
2026-03-18
BYD 1.5MW Flash Charging Canada: 400 km in 5 Minutes Real Math
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BYD 1.5MW Flash Charging Canada: 400 km in 5 Minutes Real Math

BYD's 1.5MW flash charger delivers 400 km in 5 minutes at the same build cost as 350 kW stations. What it means for Canadian road trips and rollout timing.

Vlad Pereira
16 min read
2026-03-15
BYD Seagull Canada Price 2026: The $15K-$20K EV Buyers Are Watching
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BYD Seagull Canada Price 2026: The $15K-$20K EV Buyers Are Watching

BYD Seagull lands in Canada as a $15-20K compact EV with 300+ km of LFP range. Tariff math under the 6.1% Jan 2026 rate, projected launch window.

Vlad Pereira
14 min read
2026-03-15
Who Got Canada's First Chinese EV Import Permits, And What It Means for You
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Who Got Canada's First Chinese EV Import Permits, And What It Means for You

Canada's Chinese EV permit story is being described as a major opening, but the exact first-wave picture is still murky. Here's the safer read on who appears best positioned and where the evidence is still thin.

Vlad Pereira
14 min read
2026-03-13
Chinese EVs Entering Canada 2026: BYD, Chery, Geely & Real Prices
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Chinese EVs Entering Canada 2026: BYD, Chery, Geely & Real Prices

Chinese EV entry into Canada is real in 2026: BYD, Chery, Geely lineup, projected price bands under the 6.1% tariff, and where uncertainty still sits.

Vlad Pereira
16 min read
2026-03-11
Solid-State Batteries Are No Longer 'Coming Soon', Here's What Just Happened
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Solid-State Batteries Are No Longer 'Coming Soon', Here's What Just Happened

CALB just debuted a 60Ah solid-state cell with 1,000 km range. Donut Lab's battery retains 97.7% charge after 10 days. These aren't press releases, they're working prototypes. Here's what it means for the EVs you'll buy in 2027-2028.

Vlad Pereira
15 min read
2026-03-11
BYD 5-Minute Charging Canada: Blade 2.0 Battery, 1.5MW Reality
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BYD 5-Minute Charging Canada: Blade 2.0 Battery, 1.5MW Reality

BYD's 1.5MW flash charger delivers 400 km in 5 minutes. Blade 2.0 keeps 85% capacity at -20°C. What this changes for Canadian EV owners in 2026.

Vlad Pereira
14 min read
2026-03-10
Canada EV Sales February 2026: The Growth Streak Nobody Expected
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Canada EV Sales February 2026: The Growth Streak Nobody Expected

Canada's February 2026 EV sales data is in. Market share, top-selling models, provincial breakdowns, and what the numbers mean for buyers and the industry.

Vlad Pereira
30 min read
2026-03-06
Canada's January 2026 EV Sales Smashed Records, Here Are the Numbers
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Canada's January 2026 EV Sales Smashed Records, Here Are the Numbers

EV sales started 2026 strong. Here are the numbers, trends, and what they mean.

Vlad Pereira
18 min read
2026-03-06
EV Adoption by Canadian City 2026: Vancouver Leads, Toronto Catches Up
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EV Adoption by Canadian City 2026: Vancouver Leads, Toronto Catches Up

Canadian EV adoption ranked by city for 2026: Vancouver leads, Montreal follows, Toronto catches up. Province-by-province breakdown with charging infrastructure.

Vlad Pereira
30 min read
2026-03-06
Who's Winning Canada's EV War? Brand-by-Brand Market Share Breakdown (2026)
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Who's Winning Canada's EV War? Brand-by-Brand Market Share Breakdown (2026)

Full breakdown of which brands sell the most EVs in Canada. Market share, trends, growth rates.

Vlad Pereira
30 min read
2026-03-06
EV Rentals in Canada Are Booming, Here's Where to Try One First
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EV Rentals in Canada Are Booming, Here's Where to Try One First

Renting an EV in Canada is getting easier. More models, more locations, better pricing.

Vlad Pereira
30 min read
2026-03-06
EV Resale Values Are Dropping in Canada, Should You Worry? (2026 Data)
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EV Resale Values Are Dropping in Canada, Should You Worry? (2026 Data)

EV resale values are improving. Tesla still holds best, but Hyundai/Kia are closing the gap.

Vlad Pereira
30 min read
2026-03-06
EV vs Gas Car Sales Canada 2026: The Crossover Is Closer Than You Think
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EV vs Gas Car Sales Canada 2026: The Crossover Is Closer Than You Think

Canadian EV market share keeps climbing in 2026. Gas vehicle sales already peaked. Here's the projected sales-trajectory crossover and what it means for buyers.

Vlad Pereira
30 min read
2026-03-06
Canada's EVAP EV Rebate: Every Update and Change Tracked (2026)
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Canada's EVAP EV Rebate: Every Update and Change Tracked (2026)

Tracking changes to Canada's federal EV rebate program. Budget, eligible vehicles, and policy changes.

Vlad Pereira
12 min read
2026-03-06
Canada's New Emissions Rules Explained: What They Mean for Your Next Car
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Canada's New Emissions Rules Explained: What They Mean for Your Next Car

Canada's greenhouse gas emission standards are pushing automakers toward EVs. Here is how they work.

Vlad Pereira
30 min read
2026-03-06
Canadian Fleets Are Going Electric Faster Than You Think, Here's the Data
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Canadian Fleets Are Going Electric Faster Than You Think, Here's the Data

Canadian businesses are converting fleets to electric. The economics are too compelling to ignore.

Vlad Pereira
22 min read
2026-03-06
Best-Selling EV in Every Canadian Province 2026: Ranked
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Best-Selling EV in Every Canadian Province 2026: Ranked

Best-selling EV in every Canadian province for 2026. Full sales rankings with the data behind each pick, Quebec, Ontario, BC, Alberta and the seven others.

Vlad Pereira
12 min read
2026-03-06
Uber & Lyft EV Switch Canada 2026: Why Gig Drivers Are Saving Thousands
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Uber & Lyft EV Switch Canada 2026: Why Gig Drivers Are Saving Thousands

Canadian Uber and Lyft drivers are switching to EVs for the fuel savings. The math changes the economics of gig driving, here are the real per-km numbers.

Vlad Pereira
12 min read
2026-03-06
Used EVs in Canada Are Suddenly Affordable, Here's What to Buy in 2026
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Used EVs in Canada Are Suddenly Affordable, Here's What to Buy in 2026

Used EV inventory doubled in 2025. Prices dropped. The affordable EV revolution is here.

Vlad Pereira
30 min read
2026-03-06
Gen Z and Millennials Are Fuelling Canada's EV Boom, The Numbers Prove It
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Gen Z and Millennials Are Fuelling Canada's EV Boom, The Numbers Prove It

Under-35 buyers are adopting EVs faster than any other age group. Here is why.

Vlad Pereira
30 min read
2026-03-06
BYD Coming to Canada 2026: Tariff Deal, Pricing & What It Means
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BYD Coming to Canada 2026: Tariff Deal, Pricing & What It Means

Canada's Chinese-EV tariff framework changed materially in 2026 under the 6.1% rate. BYD is the brand to watch, current policy picture and Canadian buyer impact.

Vlad Pereira
10 min read
2026-03-03
Why Canada's EV Market Crashed in 2025, And Why 2026 Could Be Different
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Why Canada's EV Market Crashed in 2025, And Why 2026 Could Be Different

Canadian EV sales plunged ~16% in 2025. Tesla collapsed ~63%. GM took the crown. Here's the data behind the crash, and what's fuelling recovery.

Vlad Pereira
10 min read
2026-03-03
7 Chinese EVs Under $35,000 Coming to Canada, Complete Buyer's Preview
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7 Chinese EVs Under $35,000 Coming to Canada, Complete Buyer's Preview

Chinese EV affordability scenarios are getting a lot of attention in Canada. Here are the lower-cost models most often discussed, where the price math comes from, and where the uncertainty still sits.

Vlad Pereira
9 min read
2026-03-03
GM Dethroned Tesla as Canada's #1 EV Brand, Here's How
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GM Dethroned Tesla as Canada's #1 EV Brand, Here's How

For the first time in a decade, Tesla isn't Canada's top EV brand. GM captured 21.2% of the market in 2025 with the Equinox EV leading the charge.

Vlad Pereira
9 min read
2026-03-03
5 EV Trends That Will Change How Canadians Drive in 2026
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5 EV Trends That Will Change How Canadians Drive in 2026

From cold-weather battery breakthroughs to V2G technology, discover the five biggest EV trends in Canada.

Vlad Pereira
12 min read
2026-02-10
New EV Brands Coming to Canada 2026: BYD, Chery, Xpeng, Geely
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New EV Brands Coming to Canada 2026: BYD, Chery, Xpeng, Geely

New EV brands entering Canada in 2026: BYD, Chery, Xpeng, Geely, Zeekr. Who's launched, who's announced, and which timelines are still forecasts.

Vlad Pereira
30 min read
2026-02-01
When Will New EVs Arrive in Canada? Complete Timeline (2026-2027)
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When Will New EVs Arrive in Canada? Complete Timeline (2026-2027)

Detailed timeline for when new affordable EVs will be available in Canada. Pre-order dates, demo availability, and what to expect in 2026-2027.

Vlad Pereira
14 min read
2026-01-29
New EVs Coming to Canada: The Complete 2026-2027 Guide
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New EVs Coming to Canada: The Complete 2026-2027 Guide

Everything you need to know about new EV brands entering Canada in 2026-2027. Who's coming, what they're bringing, and what it means for prices.

Vlad Pereira
30 min read
2026-01-29
These New EVs Are Invading Canada, Which Ones Are Actually Worth Buying?
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These New EVs Are Invading Canada, Which Ones Are Actually Worth Buying?

The Canadian EV market is transforming. Here's what's actually happening, who's arriving, and why it matters for anyone considering an electric car.

Vlad Pereira
30 min read
2026-01-29