Li-Metal, a Canadian developer of lithium metal and lithium metal anode technologies for next-generation batteries, has been awarded over CAD$1.4 million (approx 975,000 euros) from the Government of Ontario to develop and commercialise its lithium metal production technology.
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From 2025, General Motors will rely on Tesla’s charging port in the USA and Canada – exclusively. GM wants to provide adapters so that all cars equipped with the North American Charging Standard (NACS) can also charge at CCS stations. This makes GM the second major US carmaker to commit to Tesla’s charging standard.
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The Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) has signed a framework agreement with the North American manufacturer New Flyer for the delivery of up to 621 battery buses. The public transport operator has already ordered 186 units.
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Volkswagen is launching the ID. Buzz as a seven-seater version. The longer model was developed primarily for the US market and will mark the return of the VW bus to North America next year. Plus, the seven-seater also brings some technology upgrades to Europe.
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General Motors and Posco Chemical will receive a total of around 300 million Canadian dollars in government support for their joint cathode material plant in Canada. The equivalent of around €205 million will be shared by the province of Québec and the federal government.
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Tesla continues opening its formerly proprietary charging network to third-party EVs. The latest market is Canada, where the government expects to see 750 Tesla Superchargers becoming publicly available by the end of 2025.
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Data leaked to the German Handelsblatt suggests that Tesla has bigger technical problems with its Autopilot driver assistance system than previously thought. Insiders leaked 100 gigabytes of data said to originate from Tesla’s IT system and the issue appear to go way beyond “phantom braking”.
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Surprising cooperation is to begin in North America. Ford will install Tesla’s charging port in its new electric vehicles from 2025 onwards. In the interim, Ford vehicles with CCS ports will be able to use Tesla Superchargers by means of adapters.
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The US mineral oil company ExxonMobil is apparently getting involved in lithium mining. According to information from US media outlets, the oil giant has acquired drilling rights for an area in the US state of Arkansas where large lithium deposits are suspected.
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Ford is procuring lithium on a large scale for the batteries for its electric cars. The carmaker now signed agreements with five companies. Depending on the supplier, the first battery-grade materials will be delivered to the carmaker between 2025 and 2026.
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Vietnamese manufacturer VinFast is ramping up exports and will likely sell 40,000 to 50,000 EVs this year – nearly seven times as much as in 2022. And the company is looking to launch two new models.
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South Korean battery manufacturer LG Energy Solution (LGES) is investing in Australian-based lithium miner Green Technology Metals (GT1) and has signed a preliminary supply agreement with GT1 for North America.
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Dutch charging infrastructure specialist Heliox will launch two new chargers in North America. These will be available through Cummins’ North America distribution network.
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The USA and Canada are creating a cross-border charging corridor for electric vehicles. It will run for around 1,400 kilometres between Kalamazoo, Michigan and Quebec City in Canada.
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Stellantis and LG Energy Solution are suspending work on their battery factory announced last year in Windsor in the Canadian province of Ontario.
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Macnab EV Sales has signed a contract with Lightning eMotors to deliver 126 electric vehicles to the Canadian commercial vehicle distributor by the end of 2023.
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Volvo Trucks received 486 orders for electric trucks in the first quarter of 2023, an increase of 141 per cent compared to the same period last year. This number is expected to increase over the course of the year as the Swedish company looks to bring its electric trucks to even more countries.
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General Motors-backed Canadian battery recycler Lithion is building its first commercial critical minerals recovery facility in St-Bruno-de-Montarville, near Montreal, with plans to start operations this autumn.
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GreenPower, an American manufacturer of commercial EVs, has unveiled its latest all-electric stake bed truck called the EV Star Utility. The vehicle is built on the company’s EV Star cab and chassis and is designed for vocational applications.
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Nova Bus, the North American subsidiary of Volvo, has received a group order to supply up to 1,229 battery-electric buses to ten public transport operators in Quebec, Canada. The vehicles are set to be delivered between 2025 and 2027.
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The Swedish battery cell manufacturer Northvolt and its subsidiary Cuberg are planning a factory in Canada, according to a media report. Many details are not yet known, but the companies have apparently already shortlisted two concrete locations.
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Lion Electric has officially presented the Lion5, an all-electric Class 5 truck powered by Lion’s new in-house engineered and manufactured 800V battery packs. The Lion5 has a maximum payload of up to 12,500 lbs. and production is to start before the end of the year.
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US Truck manufacturer Paccar and Toyota are extending their collaboration efforts to bring hydrogen-fuelled Kenworth and Peterbilt trucks on the road. These will be equipped with Toyota’s next-generation hydrogen fuel cell modules.
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In Canada, the public fast-charging network for electric cars is to be doubled in the next four years. The charging network operator FLO has received a loan commitment from the Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) to build more than 2,000 new fast charging points at around 400 locations by 2027.
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Canada’s largest city, Toronto, is investing CAD 700 million into procuring 340 electric buses and infrastructure. There is some funding through the provincial government.
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Canadian battery developer Nano One Materials has released an update on its plans for LFP and other cathode materials. Nano One plans to systematically accelerate the commercialisation of its One Pot process, starting with 200 tonnes per year.
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Volvo Trucks North America announced Coca-Cola Canada Bottling is acquiring six Volvo VNR Electric trucks as part of a pilot program in the Greater Montreal Area. The six trucks are the first Class 8 battery-electric trucks in the distributor’s fleet.
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Tesla wants to start shipping electric cars produced in China to North America. To this end, Tesla apparently started production of a version of the Model Y for the Canadian market at its Shanghai plant in early April.
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Volkswagen has unveiled further details about its battery factory in St Thomas, Canada. It will be PowerCo’s largest cell factory to date, create 3,000 jobs, and produce up to 90 GWh of battery cells per year.
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Package delivery service GLS Canada has purchased four Lion6 electric trucks, which have been locally designed, developed, and built by Lion Electric in Canada. These four electric trucks will replace the current diesel trucks operated by GLS Canada.
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