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Your next car could be electric with a car loan
Now Ontario no longer has the electric car rebate, there is less incentive than before to buy a new EV. If you have your heart set on going electric, you can still go green by covering the rebate with a car loan. It isn’t the same as a rebate, we know that. But if you […]
EV battery costs falling to make EVs more affordable
A significant cost of electric vehicles is the battery. Any new technology will be expensive at first, especially something as complex as a car but the battery has a huge influence over the cost of a new car. That’s going to be changing soon. New battery technology means EVs should cost around the same as […]
Ford Mustang Mach-E GT Performance Edition revealed
The stock Mach-E GT hasn’t even hit the streets yet but Ford is already giving us a special edition. A Performance Edition to be exact. The Ford Mustang Mach-E GT Performance Edition is being marketed as the electric equivalent of the Shelby GT500. It has a similar 0-60 time of 3.5 seconds, a full half […]
Ford Mustang Mach-E wins 2021 Green Car of The Year
Even though the Ford Mustang Mach-E hasn’t even landed in dealerships yet, it is already gathering awards. The latest of which is the 2021 Green Car of The Year award. The Ford Mustang Mach-E was awarded 2021 Green Car of The Year by the Green Car Journal in the US. The publication is an influential […]
Electric vehicles apparently cost half as much to maintain as gas
Electric vehicles may still cost significantly more than a gas powered car to buy but they cost half as much to maintain. That’s according to a new report from Consumer Reports anyway. The up front cost of electric vehicles is slowly coming down as the technology develops but still provides a significant barrier to entry. […]
Ford planning range extender for F-150 EV
Ask any prospective electric vehicle what their number two concern is after cost and they will likely say range. Some automakers have included a gas engine to help charge the batteries. Ford is going a different way with a modular range extender. The upcoming electric F-150 has a lot of work to do. Not only […]
2023 Ford F-150 EV teased
A teaser image for the 2023 Ford F-150 EV was teased last week during the announcement that Ford was updating the Rouge plant in Dearborn, Michigan ready to produce the electric truck. Rouge has been producing trucks since 1948 and it’s fitting that the new 2023 Ford F-150 EV will be manufactured there too. The […]
New electric Ford F-150 truck will be with us in 2022
There has been a lot of talk of an all-electric version of Ford’s best-selling truck and the vast majority of it has been rumour. A lot of what we think we know is still speculation but we now know for sure that there will be an electric Ford F-150 and it will be with us […]
How Dyson’s abandoned EV could change battery technology for other projects
The news that engineering innovator James Dyson was entering the world of EVs was met with joy from fans but groans from automakers. With a reputation for delivering innovative ideas that shake up the industry, some were not looking forward to the new competition. So it’s a shame that Dyson cancelled the project. It wasn’t […]
Kia announces new crossover EV for 2021
Kia is definitely not resting on its laurels, as it announced last week it is planning a new crossover EV for next year. The company says the new model is split between two versions. One a standard crossover and the other will be a high performance crossover with up to 500 miles of range. The […]