Independent EV journalism
Toronto · Est. 2026
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Our complete ontario coverage — 13 articles and roughly 60 minutes of reading, ranked by relevance and freshness. Updated as news breaks.
industry
5 min
More than 1,100 engineers at GM Canada's Ontario campuses build Super Cruise and vehicle software that ships worldwide — 1.6 billion km of hands-free driving, hands-free towing born from Canadian roads, and $898 million a year in automaker R&D. Inside the strategy.
policy
4 min
Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he'll oppose any Stellantis deal to build Leapmotor EVs in Brampton using Chinese knockdown kits, calling it a threat to auto workers. Industry Minister Mélanie Joly says new auto investments must prioritize Canadian labour and parts — while Unifor raises 'serious concerns.'
vehicles
5 min
Lexus's 2027 NX grows a 30 percent larger plug-in hybrid battery claimed at 100 km WLTP (about 86 km NRCan), adds DC fast charging for the first time, and keeps Canadian production in Cambridge, Ontario. Here are the numbers that matter.
industry
4 min
Canadian EV manufacturing in 2026 — Ontario assembly plants, Quebec battery factories, CAMI and Bécancour, and Canada's role in North American EV supply chains.
industry
4 min
GM's new Unifor deal invests $144 million in Oshawa for next-gen Sierra HD trucks and puts the idled CAMI plant in Ingersoll — home of the BrightDrop electric van — first in line for Canadian defence work.
policy
4 min
Alstom will build 313 Adessia rail cars for VIA Rail Canada's long-distance, regional and remote routes under a C$4.7 billion agreement — carbody work in La Pocatière, final assembly in Thunder Bay, first fleet renewal in decades.
policy
4 min
Ontario's updated EV charging rules for landlords and condo boards — what property owners must provide, tenant rights, and the new requirements for multi-unit buildings.
infrastructure
6 min
EV cold weather performance in Ontario in 2026 — winter range loss, tire recommendations, charging strategy, and what Ontario drivers need to know about EV ownership in sub-zero temperatures.
technology
4 min
Tesla Powerwall in Canada — cost, installation, net metering value, and whether a home battery makes financial sense in Ontario and Quebec electricity markets.
industry
5 min
A black Geely EX5 wearing Ontario manufacturer plate 433 MPA was filmed in Toronto-area traffic in late August — the first road footage of a Geely-badged vehicle in Canada, three months after two Geely test EVs landed at Pearson and five months after the group's CEO promised Canadian certification 'soon.'
infrastructure
4 min
A Canadian EV owner's video documents a roughly 373-mile (600 km) run from Ontario to Quebec City in a 2026 Hyundai Ioniq 5 with the 84-kWh battery and 260-kW DC fast charging — a real-world test of range, charging speed and Quebec's charging corridor that prospective buyers keep asking for.
policy
5 min
Ontario recorded its highest-ever EV market share in June 2026: 9.4 percent of new vehicle sales, or 7,365 cars, up 94 percent year-over-year — and it happened without a provincial rebate. Nationally, 21,876 ZEVs were sold as the federal $5,000 incentive bites.
policy
5 min
Ontario’s EV rebate landscape changed in 2026. Here’s who qualifies, how much you can save, and what the new rules mean for plug-in hybrid and electric vehicle buyers.
