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1 week ago | 
driveteslacanada.ca | Matt Wilson
Electric vehicle (EV) drivers in British Columbia now have access to the fastest public charging speeds available in Western Canada, thanks to a new ultra-fast charging station opened by On The Run in Delta, B.C.Located at 8579 120 Street, the new site is the first in the region to feature a 400 kW charger — capable of delivering massive power for EVs that support high-speed charging.
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1 week ago | 
driveteslacanada.ca | Matt Wilson
China is moving swiftly to rein in how automakers market and deploy advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS), following a fatal accident involving a Xiaomi SU7 electric sedan that reignited public concern over misleading “smart driving” claims. In a closed-door meeting this week, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) issued new rules banning the use of terms like “smart driving,” “autonomous driving,” and “self-driving” in vehicle advertisements.
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1 week ago | 
driveteslacanada.ca | Matt Wilson
The Canadian Association of Professional Employees (CAPE) is calling on the Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSPIB) and all Canadian pension funds to divest from Tesla, citing CEO Elon Musk’s political influence in the U.S. and his perceived hostility toward public services.
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1 week ago | 
driveteslacanada.ca | Matt Wilson |Eva Fox |Darryn John
Rivian has officially delivered 70 of its all-electric commercial vans to HelloFresh, marking its first major fleet customer since the automaker opened commercial sales beyond Amazon earlier this year. HelloFresh, the global meal kit provider known for brands like Factor and GreenChef, has already integrated the Rivian vans into 14 major markets in the United States.
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1 week ago | 
driveteslacanada.ca | Darryn John |Eva Fox |Matt Wilson
Tesla’s share of electric vehicle (EV) registrations in California fell to 43.9% in the first quarter of 2025. While this figure still gives Tesla a dominant lead in California’s EV market, it is down from 55.5% during the same period a year earlier. The decline comes as overall EV sales in the state increased 35% year-over-year, while Tesla’s registrations dropped 15.1%.
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1 week ago | 
driveteslacanada.ca | Matt Wilson |Darryn John
SpaceX is putting serious money on the table to strengthen the cybersecurity of its Starlink satellite internet service. Through its bug bounty program, the company is offering security researchers and ethical, or white hat hackers, up to $100,000 for identifying and reporting critical vulnerabilities in the Starlink network and hardware. When SpaceX launched its bug bounty program in 2022, the company was offering rewards up to $25,000 to hack Starlink.
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1 week ago | 
driveteslacanada.ca | Matt Wilson |Mike Flemming |Darryn John
Lucid says it remains on track to launch its highly anticipated midsize electric SUV in 2026, as it looks to take on a segment of the market currently dominated by the Tesla Model Y. “There are a lot of crazy things going on in the world that can affect that timeline. But currently, we are on track,” said Derek Jenkins, Lucid’s senior vice president of design and brand.
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1 week ago | 
driveteslacanada.ca | Matt Wilson |Scott Nordlund |Darryn John
Tesla is facing a proposed class action lawsuit in California accusing the company of deliberately inflating odometer readings in its vehicles. The lawsuit claims Tesla manipulated vehicle mileage data to shorten warranty periods and reduce repair obligations — a move that could impact thousands of owners across the state. According to the lawsuit, lead plaintiff Nyree Hinton purchased a used 2020 Tesla Model Y in December 2022 with an odometer reading of 36,772 miles.
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1 week ago | 
driveteslacanada.ca | Matt Wilson |Mike Flemming |Darryn John
The Bargersville Police Department made history in 2019 as the first in Indiana—and one of the first in the world—to add a Tesla Model 3 to its fleet. Five years later, the small-town force of just 16 officers has become a global leader in EV policing, operating a fleet of 13 Tesla patrol vehicles and saving taxpayers hundreds of thousands of dollars in the process.
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1 week ago | 
driveteslacanada.ca | Matt Wilson |Samuel Bryant |Darryn John
A New Mexico man has been arrested and charged with arson following a targeted attack on a Tesla store in Bernalillo earlier this year that left two vehicles damaged. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, 40-year-old Jamison Wagner was arrested on April 13 after a federal investigation linked him to the February 9 attack on the Tesla location just outside Albuquerque. Surveillance footage, forensic evidence, and materials recovered from his home were key to the arrest.