EV Archives

31 March 2018

t’s been an exciting year for the team at Jaguar-Land Rover. Between the launch of the new Land Rover Discovery...

Test Drive: 2018 Honda Clarity Touring

9 March 2018

as in Vancouver hit $1.50 yesterday. If I owned this week’s tester, I might not care that much, but my...

Canadian Exclusive First Drive : 2018 Karma Revero

17 February 2018

stole Batman’s car. At least that’s how I feel every time I sink into the Bridge of Weir leather-lined cockpit...

First Drive: 2018 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV

Kelly Taylor

25 January 2018

itsubishi describes it as “the most significant model launch in our history.” For a company that has been building cars...

Mazda Skyactiv-x engine offers a different future

Kelly Taylor

25 January 2018

IRVINE, Calif. — While other carmakers have been busy building electric vehicles, hybrids and fuel cell-powered cars, Mazda has taken...

Canada announces new EV infastructure initiatives

12 January 2018

The Canadian government is putting a charge into the development of the infrastructure needed for greener transportation. On Thursday, Minister...

Kia Motors All-electric Concept at CES

5 January 2018

Kia Motors will present an all-electric concept vehicle next week at the 2018 Consumer Electronics Show, a vehicle that will...

Test Drive: 2017 Toyota Prius Prime Technology

4 January 2018

he Canadian car market, relatively speaking, is a small one. That’s why we often see the models on sale here...

On the tenth day of Christmas!

21 December 2017

ath generally eluded me in high school, but even I’m smart enough to figure out that driving 1166km in an...

On the fifth day of Christmas!

16 December 2017

minivan on a Christmas wish list? I would have found that hard to believe myself a few years ago. But...

Clarity pricing announced by Honda Canada

14 December 2017

Honda announced Canadian pricing for the 2018 Honda Clarity on Thursday. The plug-in hybrid sedan is now on sale with...

Jaguar I-PACE enters final stage of development

6 December 2017

The Jaguar I-PACE is in the final stages of testing before going into production and going on sale in 2018....

Volkswagen is plugged into the future

23 November 2017

Volkswagen is planning a major investment in electric cars, to the tune of $51 billion (Canadian). The goal, the automaker...

Test Drive: 2017 Tesla Model S 100D

20 November 2017

lon Musk, founder of Tesla Motors Inc., is dogged by more than his fair share of critics and pundits claiming...

Going with the FLO at home and work

7 November 2017

Property owners who don’t want to pay the upfront costs of installing electric vehicle charging stations now have another option...

Battery-electric vehicles will dominate by 2030

3 November 2017

According to a new study by the Boston Consulting Group, battery-electric vehicles will make up 50 per cent of the...

Volvo Polestar is set to launch

18 October 2017

There’s a new electric performance car brand on the way. Volvo’s performance division, Polestar, unveiled its first models and a...

V-Power turns to EV-Power

Miranda Lightstone

12 October 2017

It seems like it’s not just the auto industry that’s turning to the idea of full electrification, but the oil...

Test Drive- 2018 BMW 740Le xDrive

30 September 2017

y neighbours almost always check out the car of the week as I pull into the driveway, but it’s not...

China will ban gasoline-powered vehicles by 2040

12 September 2017

China appears set to follow the lead of some other countries and ban the sale of gasoline-powered vehicles, although the...

Test Drive: 2017 Chevrolet Volt

Team Vicarious

11 September 2017

he offering for hybrids is growing exponentially and plug-in hybrids seem to be the perfect compromise between a fully electric...

Jaguar Shows Electric E-Type Roadster

8 September 2017

This cat whirrs! Jaguar has just announced that all of the Jaguar Land Rover brands are electrifying starting in 2020....

2018 Nissan LEAF makes North American debut

2018 Nissan LEAF unveiled with significant changes

6 September 2017

Details of the 2018 Nissan LEAF were made public on Monday and when it goes on sale in early 2018...

Turning over a new LEAF

Miranda Lightstone

24 August 2017

I can’t claim to be the first to utter such a headline about the all-new Nissan LEAF, but come on,...

Used Vehicles: 2010-2012 Toyota Prius

Team Vicarious

7 August 2017

Tesla is dominating automotive headlines these days, but before it came along with its shiny brand of high-performance electric vehicles,...

Test Drive: 2017 BMW 330e

28 July 2017

y test of the 2017 BMW 330e recently taught me one very valuable lesson when testing out a plug-in hybrid...

When is a BMW not a BMW?

26 July 2017

Both a BMW i3 and an i8 have been on display outside the Vancouver BMW Store for many seasons now....

Volvo Kicking Combustion Engines to the Curb

Miranda Lightstone

5 July 2017

The electrification of transportation is happening at lightning speed around us, sparking interest in both consumers and manufacturers to take...

Test Drive: 2017 Hyundai Ioniq Electric