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  • The Volkwagen ID.4 Starts At $44,995 CAD In Canada

    The Volkwagen ID.4 Starts At $44,995 CAD In Canada

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    Volkswagen Canada has introduced official pricing and attributes to the 2021 ID.4. The lowest-priced model is the ID.4 Pro, that begins at $44,995 CAD ($35,660 USD). Earnings are set to start in the provinces of Quebec and British Columbia in the late summer, with Ontario after shortly thereafter. Based on trim level, buyers are entitled…

  • Tesla Driver Charged For Sleeping With ‘Both Seats Reclined’ At 100mph

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    RCMPAlberta/Twitter/PA While it’s easy for passengers to fall asleep on long journeys, for drivers, staying awake at the wheel is pretty much rule number one, no matter how fancy your car is. A man in Canada, however, was arrested for exactly that, after police discovered the car going 150km/h down a highway in Alberta. The…

  • $100 Tesla Model Y Ride-On Toy Turns Kids Into Really Early Adopters

    $100 Tesla Model Y Ride-On Toy Turns Kids Into Really Early Adopters

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    Say hello to ‘My First Model Y’, a ride-on toy that has the capacity of turning youngsters into future Tesla believers. Constructed by Radio Flyer, the maker of the small red wagon, also designed with all the Tesla Design Studio, this will be the Tesla for the tiniest drivers. Designed for children as young as…

  • Canadians Reportedly Damaging Cars With American Plates Over COVID-19 Fears

    Canadians Reportedly Damaging Cars With American Plates Over COVID-19 Fears

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    Canada is seen as America’s friendly neighbor to the north, but it seems the coronavirus has made everybody go somewhat mad. According to The New York Times, Canadians are damaging cars with plates in the United States in a clear effort to acquire their owners to leave and not return. Damage isn’t the sole issue…

  • New Polestar 2 Priced From CA$69,900 In Canada, US$10k Less Than In The States!

    New Polestar 2 Priced From CA$69,900 In Canada, US$10k Less Than In The States!

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    Canadian market pricing to its Polestar 2 EV has been set at $69,900 CAD (equal to around US$50,000 at today’s exchange prices ). Deliveries to reservation holders have been scheduled to start in summer 2020. For all those counting, that’s just shy of a (very significant) US$10,000 gap over the U.S. market version which will…

  • Bitcoin Payments 6x Cheaper for Municipalities, Says Canadian Exchange

    Bitcoin Payments 6x Cheaper for Municipalities, Says Canadian Exchange

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    Bitcoin is more efficient for paying taxes than bank cards, suggests co-founder of Toronto-based cryptocurrency exchange Coinberry, Evan Kuhn. Evan Kuhn, Toronto-based cryptocurrency exchange Coinberry’s co-founder, stated that accepting Bitcoin (BTC) for taxes is more efficient than using bank card payments. As real estate news outlet Mansion Global reported on Aug. 22, Kuhn claims that…

  • Yes, climate change can be beaten by 2050. Here’s how.

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    This article is part of a unique climate change issue ahead of the federal election. This collection of stories offers a comprehensive look at where Canada presently stands, what may be done to address the problem and what the impacts might be if this country continues with half measures. Learn more about why we’re doing…

  • Transportation Weekly: Polestar CEO speaks, Tesla terminology, and a tribute

    Transportation Weekly: Polestar CEO speaks, Tesla terminology, and a tribute

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    Welcome back to Transportation Weekly; I’m your host Kirsten Korosec, senior Transport reporter at TechCrunch . This is the fourth edition of our newsletter, a weekly jaunt to the wonderful world of transport and how we (and our bundles ) move. This week we talk with Polestar CEO Thomas Ingenlath, dig into Lyft’s S-1, be…

  • Canadian Workers Call For Boycott Of Mexico-Made Cars, To GM’s Ire

    Canadian Workers Call For Boycott Of Mexico-Made Cars, To GM’s Ire

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    On Thursday morning, over 300 associates of Canada’s Unifor workers’ union and fans marched in front of GM’s headquarters in Oshawa, Ontario. They held banners which include: “Greedy Motors”, “Loyalty works both ways” and “GM betrayed Canadian taxpayers”, together with all the Union urging Canadians to boycott vehicles created in Mexico. The call comes following…