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News Economy and PoliticsElectric VehiclesIndustry TrendsLegislation RegulationsVehicle Technology Where the latest EV chargers will be installed
August 4, 2022 by
Adam Malik
EV Week in Canada in July spurred a number of new announcements for charging stations for electric vehicles by the federal government. In Ontario, a $765,000 investment in Peak Power Inc. to install 117 EV chargers across the province was…
News Auto Repair & ServiceJobbers & WDsSupplier News & AnnouncementsTraining & ApprenticeshipVehicle Technology Aspiring techs in Vancouver will learn on an FCEV
July 14, 2022 by
Adam Malik
Students part of the automotive service technician program at Vancouver Community College will soon be learning the ins and outs of a fuel cell electric vehicle. The school announced, through an agreement with Toyota Canada, that it has received a…
News Electric VehiclesIndustry TrendsVehicle Technology EV chargers vulnerable to hacking
June 17, 2022 by
Adam Malik
A new report is warning that electric vehicle chargers are increasingly becoming targets for hackers. Cybercriminals are said to be capable of shutting down chargers or accessing data through them when a vehicle is plugged in. The findings come from…
News Auto Repair & ServiceElectric VehiclesIndustry TrendsInternational NewsJobbers & WDsOE newsPodcastSupplier News & AnnouncementsVehicle Technology ASW Conversations: The ‘Rock and a Hard Place’ for Automakers
June 14, 2022 by
Adam Malik
Auto Service World – ASW Conversations: The ‘Rock and a Hard Place’ for Automakers Semiconductors are at the heart of many conversations involving the automotive industry. Shortages caused by increased demand for electronics during the COVID-19 pandemic are hurting new…
News Electric VehiclesPodcastVehicle Technology ASW Conversations: EVs, sustainability and energy management
May 12, 2022 by
Adam Malik
Auto Service World – ASW Conversations: EVs, sustainability and energy management As electric vehicles gain in popularity, attention now turns to how to meet the demands from a power perspective. How do we charge these vehicles? How do we not…
News Auto Repair & ServiceJobbers & WDsSupplier News & AnnouncementsVehicle Technology How much money shops lose when sending away ADAS work
May 5, 2022 by
Adam Malik
Many vehicles are coming into automotive mechanical and collision shops equipped with advanced driver-assistance system technology these days. The problem is that most of the work concerning ADAS is being sent over to the dealer, according to new research. This…
News Association NewsAuto Repair & ServiceElectric VehiclesJobbers & WDsSupplier News & AnnouncementsTraining & ApprenticeshipVehicle Technology AIA, Ontario team up on EV training
May 5, 2022 by
Adam Malik
A new automotive aftermarket industry training project has been announced between the industry and government. The Automotive Industries Association of Canada said it has partnered with the Ontario government and St. Lawrence College in Kingston, Ontario, to tackle issues around…
News Auto Repair & ServiceElectric VehiclesJobbers & WDsSupplier News & AnnouncementsVehicle Technology New NAPA brand to service EVs, hybrids
April 26, 2022 by
Adam Malik
NAPA has officially launched its new banner in Canada to specifically service and repair electric and hybrid vehicles. The NexDrive banner is a network of automotive service centers for next-generation vehicles. As Canadians report greater interest in electric vehicles and…
News Electric VehiclesIndustry TrendsOE newsVehicle Technology Honda lays out electrification plan
April 21, 2022 by
Adam Malik
Honda is investing tens of billions of dollars to become an electrified automaker. The company announced it will invest about US$40 billion into electrification over the next decade. It will put out 30 fully electric vehicles and be able to…
News Auto Repair & ServiceJobbers & WDsSupplier News & AnnouncementsVehicle Technology What about hydrogen and FCEVs?
April 13, 2022 by
Adam Malik
Much attention has been paid to battery electric vehicles. But what about fuel cell electric vehicles? A recent paper in Brink, a global business platform, compared the viability of BEVs to FCEVs. The author, Mohammed Shafi, researcher at research support…
News Electric VehiclesOE newsVehicle Technology Kia moving up BEV plan
April 12, 2022 by
Adam Malik
Kia Corporation recently unveiled plans for sustainable mobility, including an announcement to accelerate its battery electric vehicle production. It presented a roadmap for its plan to 2023 during its 2022 CEO Investor Day virtual event. It follows its ‘Plan S’…
News AnnouncementsVehicle safetyVehicle Technology Rogers, Sheridan College partnering on autonomous
April 1, 2022 by
Adam Malik
Sheridan College and Rogers Communications will partner for the next two years on 5G autonomous vehicle research and development. The program will run through the GTA-area school’s Centre for Mobile Innovation (CMI). Rogers and Sheridan study the potential of integrating…