Without a doubt, one of the most common questions I get asked, when people find out what I do, is: “Have you driven a Tesla?” For what felt like forever, I would answer with a hangdog expression and bitter disappointment in the negative. Well, Tesla has cured me. It was also Consumer Reports Best Car Ever Tested. I’m not sure if that’s a r

Two weeks ago it was revealed that Tesla was suing the Ontario government over what it called an unfair and unlawful end to the province's Electric and Hydrogen Vehicle Incentive Program. Now a judge has weighed in on the case and ruled in favour of the electric automaker. The lawsuit stemmed from how the EHVIP was to wrap up. Vehicles ordered

Tired of waiting for the Tesla Model 3? Want something to tide you over? How about a Tesla Model X? No, not a full-size one, something a little smaller. Hot Wheels has you covered. One of the latest in their Factory Fresh series is their 1/64 scale Tesla Model X. It's new for this year, and it comes in two colours. There is your choice of white

Vehicle Type Early adopters and EV fans found this to be a highly compelling choice, despite the big-dollar ask when new. Electric full-size sedan History/Description The Tesla Model S began production over six years ago and has since become a regular sight on Canadian roadways. A pure electric vehicle (EV), the model S has no gas

The recent Model 3 launch must not have filled the coffers at Tesla quite enough. Though the company's most recent sensation hasn't even hit production yet, Tesla CEO Elon Musk is already talking about a fourth model as though it's a real thing. Last week at the Future Transport Solutions Conference in Oslo, Norway, Musk said in a presentation

With Porsche's first fully electric vehicle set to arrive soon on the market, it seems like a lot of Tesla owners are thinking of making the switch, according to the CEO of Porsche North America. Tesla owners have shown more interest in the all-electric Taycan than any group outside of current Porsche owners, president and CEO of Porsche North

Last night during an investor call, Tesla announced a refreshed version of its Model S sedan and Model X crossover, offering new interiors, more performance, more range for the Model S, and a steering wheel that is either fully awesome or half missing depending on your point of view. The flagship of the updates for the Model S is the new Plaid

While we haven't yet seen the debut of the entry level Tesla Model 3, Tesla has recently launched an even smaller model aimed at the first time driver. Designed in conjunction with Radio Flyer, this is a Model S for kids. At just 115 centimetres long and 71 centimetres wide, the Model S for Kids is sized right for the sidewalk. It lacks featur

Dropping kids off at school is usually a quick and drama-free task. Not in the Tesla Model X. Pull up to the curb, hit one screen-mounted button, and the passenger door magically extends out to let out my teenager. But kids in the yard don’t notice that. What they do notice is this gunmetal grey family hauler’s rear falcon-wing door lifting straigh

Before anyone of the people lined up outside Tesla locations worldwide knew anything about the Model 3, Tesla’s first affordable mass-market sedan, 115,000 people paid the $1,000 deposit required to reserve the car.  A week has passed since Tesla CEO Elon Musk proudly unveiled his company’s new electric vehicle to the world, and many more detai

More features and faster charge times are the orders of the day today at Tesla, who revealed a facelifted version of the Model S. While Tesla doesn’t use “new face of (insert brand here)” language, it’s clear that the arrival of the Model X SUV is signaling a changing of the tide – albeit a small one – at Tesla. In that light, the Models S ge

The official unveiling of Tesla's newest car, the Model 3, isn't until 11:30 Eastern time tonight, but that hasn't stopped hundreds of Canadians from waiting in line to place a deposit on buying one sight unseen. Tesla stores across Canada have been swarmed today with customers hoping to place a $1,000 deposit to get in line for the Model 3, which

Years after iPhone-like reservation lineups snaked out of high-end malls in spring 2016, the long-awaited Tesla Model 3 compact sedan finally arrived in Canada in late May 2018. This was the vehicle that Tesla chairman and rock star leader Elon Musk vowed would bring electric vehicles to the mainstream, thanks to a combination of 346-plus kilometre

Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk revealed the Model 3, the California automaker's most affordable electric vehicle yet. The presentation began with Musk making the case for electric vehicles by highlighting the dangers of C02 emissions before running through a brief history of Tesla Motors , and announcing the arrival of the company at “step 3, the fina

If you read my first article, Tesla Unofficial Road Trip Encounter: Model 3 comes to Canada , it ended with me not fitting comfortably in the Model 3. The caveat here was that it was at night, in the rain, with a line of people behind me waiting their turn. I was really bummed out but vowed to give it another go once the Model 3 came to our local