Be The Change
Every year, the Automobile Journalists Association of Canada (AJAC) narrow down their selection for their annual Car of the Year award by picking the winning vehicles in each of its 12 categories at the Montreal International Auto Show.
The overall winners for the Canadian Car and Canadian Utility Vehicle of the Year awards are then revealed as part of the opening ceremonies for the Canadian International Auto Show in Toronto in February.
The energy transition will require a rapid deployment of renewable energy and electric vehicles where other transit modes are unavailable. EV batteries could complement renewable generation by providing short-term grid services.
The journal Nature has publish the peer-reviewed study by a team of Dutch and US researchers which shows that EV batteries alone could be used to satisfy short-term grid storage demand across most regions by as early as 2030.
Researchers from the Institute of Environmental Sciences (CML), Leiden University, in the Netherlands, and the US Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), estimate that low participation rates for vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology of just 12% to 43% are required.
However, estimating the market opportunity requires an understanding of many socio-technical parameters and constraints.
Their report “Electric vehicle batteries alone could satisfy short-term grid storage demand by as early as 2030”, was published online at Nature Communications.
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SEA Electric has made the next step in its journey to electrify the world’s commercial vehicle fleet, by signing a significant Memorandum of Understanding with MEVCO (Mining Electric Vehicle Company), a leading systems integrator focused exclusively on electric light commercial vehicles within the mining industry.
The partnership will mean 8,500 Toyota Hilux and Landcruisers will be converted to all-electric for the mining industry, over the next five years.
Toyota offers only one all-electric vehicle, globally, the bZ4X, and then only in very limited numbers. Toyota has staked out a pretty staunch “hybrids-only” approach to its vehicle lineup, and it’s pretty safe to say that the Japanese carmaker has not been favourably disposed to converting to an all-electric lineup. This has opened the door for others.
EV prices have begun to fall, according to Kelly Blue Book.
While the average price of a new car rose in December, 2022 to US$49,507, the average price of electric vehicles (EV’s) fell 5.5% over the previous month, ending 2022 at US$61,448.
While that remains too high for the average American household, it is now lower than the cost of the average luxury car – which EV’s were commonly compared to – which stood at US$66,660 at the end of 2022.
As long as prices remain high, government incentives will play a large and necessary part of widespread EV adoption.
Ram 1500 Revolution BEV pickup truck concept
The RAM 1500 Revolution Concept is a battery-electric pickup built on the new STLA platform, featuring all-wheel drive, adjustable air suspension, four-wheel steering, and a multifunction tailgate. Among it’s many features, the RAM’s muscular all-electric pickup truck will be able to autonomously follow along while you walk on foot. The cabin includes third-row jump seats and a power mid-gate with a passthrough, fitting objects up to 18-feet long.
Stellantis plans to start selling the RAM 1500 Revolution BEV in 2024.
Sony Honda Mobility. (SHM) announced its new brand “AFEELA”, and unveiled a prototype at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas on January 4, 2023.
AFEELA side view
After several interesting electric-vehicle prototypes over the few years, Sony made its EV ambitions, announced a new EV brand called AFEELA. Technically, the new EV concept comes from Sony Honda Mobility, a joint venture between the two Japanese companies. Together, they revealed the prototype of a beautiful new all-electric sedan that they plan to sell, perhaps as early as 2026.
The concept will be part of a new brand called AFEELA, but we don’t yet know what name the production version will use. AFEELA plans to start taking orders in 2025 and expects to start deliveries in Canada and the US in the spring of 2026.
AFEELA models will also be sold in Japan and Europe. A SUV, a second sedan, and an minivan are under consideration by SHM.
The first prototype AFEELA presented at CES sports 45 cameras and sensors placed inside and outside the vehicle.
VW Brand
Canada has the raw materials and knowhow required for modern battery production. It would only make sense to set up a factory central to the trending demand. It’s the next logical step.
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Volkswagen (VOWG_p.DE) is looking at setting up a battery cell factory in Ontario, Germany’s Handelsblatt business daily reported on Tuesday, adding the Canadian province had offered investments and other incentives.
Five entries from this month are listed in a lobby register of the province for Volkswagen, including one that mentions Volkswagen Chief Executive Oliver Blume by name, the report said, citing the documents.
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