Last week, we covered Taiga Motors and the $50 million the company would be receiving from the Canadian government to build a first-of-its-kind, vertically integrated factory in Quebec. This week, I was lucky enough to be able to catch up with Taiga’s co-founder and CEO, Sam Bruneau, and talk about … [continued]
Much has been made of the battle between Tesla’s direct sales model and the franchise dealer network used by the “legacy” automakers. On the one side are typically well-meaning people who want to see EVs succeed for a variety of reasons, and on the other are typically well-meaning people who … [continued]
Electric powersports company Taiga has been developing some top-shelf, all-electric personal watercraft and snowmobiles in recent years, but it’s about to make even bigger waves (Ha!) in the powersports business thanks to a $50 million raise in support of a new production facility in Shawinigan, Quebec, Canada. The project represents … [continued]
Electric cars aren’t coming, they’re already here. That was the message sent by both the Biden administration’s massive EV charging bill and, more importantly, the all-new, all electric Ford F-150 Lightning pickup when it made its debut earlier this year, and America’s franchise car dealers have received the message loud … [continued]
XPeng has been dubbed the “Tesla of China” by more than one outlet in recent months. Based on its strong starting sales performance and its significant growth since, it may not be a totally unlikely analogy — and investors hope the comparisons to Tesla continue when XPeng is added to … [continued]
It seems that Polestar has been busy developing an “experimental” version of its award-winning Polestar 2 EV that is packing quite a bit of go-fast goodies under its modestly tweaked exterior and gorgeous Snow Matte paint. And, to prove their performance-enhancing worth, Polestar is taking this rolling testbed to the … [continued]
For nearly a decade, utility companies have been targeted by companies and individuals selling a particular kind of snake oil. Don’t get me wrong, I don’t think a lot of these people are acting maliciously (I’ll get to that in a minute). In fact, I think a lot of these … [continued]
Look at you, you marvel of late stage capitalism, you. You’ve surveyed the financial landscape and seen billions and billions of dollars pour into the EV space in recent years, seen the TSLAs and APPLs and GMEs of the world rise and split and rise again, and you’ve decided you’re … [continued]
Swedish boatbuilders X Shore recently inked a North American distribution deal with Canada’s BCI Marine. That means that prospective Canadian customers can now book a test-drive and/or pre-order the all-electric and connected X Shore Eelex 8000. So, why should you care? If you’re looking for a unique and exciting offshore … [continued]
Recent filings reveal that electronics giant Panasonic sold its stake in Tesla at the end of its fiscal year (March) for a whopping 400 billion yen. For those of you who like your news in ‘Murican, that’s more than a US$3.6 billion haul for the Japanese firm. A spokesperson for … [continued]
