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B.C. is about to be flooded with used EVs. Here’s what to know before you buy

B.C. is about to be flooded with used EVs. Here’s what to know before you buy

Buying a used electric vehicle is a little different from buying an internal combustion engine car.
John Ducker: Pet peeves to be found on region's roads

John Ducker: Pet peeves to be found on region's roads

A favourite pet peeve on our region’s roads is the mandatory turn lane which, based on the way it is marked, is actually illegal to move into.
Canada's auto sector faces an EV renaissance, but local job protection is a concern

Canada's auto sector faces an EV renaissance, but local job protection is a concern

OTTAWA — Canada's auto industry is experiencing a renaissance as it transitions from building gas-powered vehicles to ones that run on batteries, but some are raising the alarm over the protection of local jobs.
Honda to get up to $5B in government assistance for EV battery, assembly plants

Honda to get up to $5B in government assistance for EV battery, assembly plants

Honda is set to build an electric vehicle battery plant next to its Alliston, Ont.
Edmunds: What you need to know about wrapping your car

Edmunds: What you need to know about wrapping your car

Gaze around the next time you’re stuck in traffic and see if you’re not surprised, maybe even a little saddened, by the monochromatic sea around you.
Honda to build electric vehicles and battery plant in Ontario, sources say

Honda to build electric vehicles and battery plant in Ontario, sources say

TORONTO — Honda Canada is set to build an electric vehicle battery plant near its auto manufacturing facility in Alliston, Ont., where it also plans to produce fully electric vehicles, The Canadian Press has learned.
What's a Barnacle? It's yellow, sticks and screams if you try to pry it off your car

What's a Barnacle? It's yellow, sticks and screams if you try to pry it off your car

Barnacles have appeared on vehicles in Saskatchewan's capital, but they're not sticky little water-dwelling crustaceans.
Victoria EV owners to be allowed to charge vehicles on street with cords

Victoria EV owners to be allowed to charge vehicles on street with cords

Fees for DC fast chargers will also be based on the amount of power delivered rather than time they are in use
John Ducker: Parallel parking an unavoidable, vital skill

John Ducker: Parallel parking an unavoidable, vital skill

You won’t pass your road test unless you can parallel park. And yet, many drivers admit to an unconquerable fear around reversing a car into a parking space.
Edmunds: Avoid these 3 mistakes when buying a used car sight unseen

Edmunds: Avoid these 3 mistakes when buying a used car sight unseen

It’s easier than ever before to buy a used vehicle online. Unfortunately, that also means it’s easier than ever before to make a purchase you might later regret.