MAZDA TO “INTENTIONALLY” GO ELECTRIC
By Daniel Rufiange To say that Mazda is behind the game in terms of electrification is an understatement. If this were a race, it would look as if the company had started backwards. The strategy [...]
A CRASH TEST BETWEEN ELECTRIC VEHICLES
By Daniel Rufiange Crash tests are legion throughout the industry. The IIHS (Insurance Institute for Highway Safety) certainly conducts the most rigorous. But automakers are conducting them too. [...]
SELF-DRIVING VEHICLES: CONSUMERS LOSE CONFIDENCE
By Daniel Rufiange Would you be willing to climb aboard a self-driving vehicle to reach your destination? That’s the question addressed to some 3,000 motorists by J. D. Power and one of the [...]
HONDA PROLOGUE 2024: THE START OF A NEW ERA
By Daniel Rufiange Honda is a little late in the race for electrification, but it’s about to make its debut with a promising vehicle, the Prologue. The latter is the result of a collaboration [...]
ELECTRIC VEHICLES AND EXTREME HEAT: RANGE LOSS AHEAD
By Daniel Rufiange It’s a well-known fact that electric vehicles lose range in cold weather. It varies from one model to another, and some are easy to exaggerate, but setbacks of 25% to 30% are [...]
CHARGING ON THE MOVE: UTOPIA OR POSSIBLE REALITY?
(Article published in Automotive Innovations magazine, June 2023) By Daniel Rufiange The electric shift has begun. Soon, most vehicles will be equipped with a battery. Therefore, concerns about [...]
GENERAL MOTORS AND THE COLD: IT’S ALL HAPPENING IN KAPUSKASING
(Article published in Automotive Innovations magazine, March 2023) By Daniel Rufiange Every automaker has at least one location where they test their vehicles in cold weather. For General [...]
TOYOTA AND EXXON PARTNER TO TEST ALTERNATIVE FUELS
By Daniel Rufiange Electrification remains high on Toyota’s agenda, especially since the arrival of a new CEO on April 1, Koji Sato. Nevertheless, the company has never been one to place [...]
