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Budget 2024 tabled by Canada’s Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland on Tuesday doesn’t include any changes to the federal Incentive for Zero-Emission Vehicles (iZVE) program. The program will continue as planned until March 31, 2025. The budget proposes to provide the program with an additional $607.9 million over two years, starting …

British Columbia has updated its Motor Vehicle Act to promote cleaner and active transportation and enhance safety for vulnerable road users, including cyclists and pedestrians. The changes came into effect April 5. In particular, the regulations bring into force a prohibition against operation of fully automated self-driving vehicles (level 3 …

Drivers across the country are heavily affected by car theft, which was up 48.2 percent in Ontario and 58 percent in Quebec in 2022 alone according to the latest numbers posted by insurance group Équité Association. The Canadian government announced a series of measures and investments following its national summit …

The Mercedes-Benz EQB , the least expensive electric SUV in the German automaker’s lineup, is refreshed going into its sophomore year. The all-wheel-drive variant is back, though with reduced power and range. Why? Because now it qualifies for the federal EV rebate, too. Instead of the EQB 350 4MATIC that …

Alfa Romeo ’s first electric vehicle, which was unveiled last week as the Milano, will actually be called Junior after the Italian government came out saying that a product manufactured in Poland could not legally go by the name Milano. Alfa Romeo has used the Junior moniker since 1966 with …

Following a drop in deliveries in the first quarter of 2024, and with the growth in EV demand slowing considerably, Tesla is planning to slash its global workforce by more than 10 percent. CEO Elon Musk warned employees in a company email that has since surfaced online. “We have done …

While Tesla ’s Autopilot and so-called Full Self-Driving capability keep making headlines mostly for the wrong reasons, Ford ’s own hands-free driving system—called BlueCruise—is far from perfect, either, and now has the attention of U.S. authorities. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has opened an investigation following two fatal crashes …

The team at The Car Guide has analyzed all the various minivans available in Canada and identified the best buys for 2024. When it comes to family haulers, none offer more space and versatility than minivans. Which ones are our top picks this year? Read on. 1. Toyota Sienna Another …

Following the Stingray , Z06 and E-Ray , a fourth model will join the Corvette lineup in the next few months. In a mysterious teaser released this week, Chevrolet confirmed that a new Corvette ZR1 will debut in mid-2024. The short video, using the tagline “The unthinkable is coming this …

Ford this week started shipping the refreshed 2024 F-150 to dealers including the fully electric F-150 Lightning , but those dealers still have plenty of 2023 models in stock, so the company has come up with generous discounts to help clear them off the lots. In Canada, the base Pro …