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(Article published in Automotive Innovations magazine, June 2024) By Piero Facchin Motors, whether electric or fuel-powered, produce heat when they run. The thermal energy created is often lost, [...]

(Article published in L’AUTOMOBILE Collision magazine, April 2024) By Piero Facchin There are many manufacturers of body shop equipment, but one that stands out, and it comes from Italy. Symack [...]

By Piero Facchin The battery industry in Québec has a major new ally: Lithion, which specializes in the recycling of lithium-ion batteries, has just settled in Saint-Bruno, on the south shore of [...]

By Piero Facchin According to a recent article in La Presse and other media, recreational vehicle manufacturer Taiga, a pioneer in the production of electric snowmobiles and jet skis, is [...]

(Article published in L’Automobile Mechanic magazine, December 2023) By Piero Facchin Sometimes things happen by chance. But is it really a chance, or is it a logical sequence of choices [...]

(Article published in L’Automobile Collision magazine, December 2023) By Piero Facchin Volvo is renowned for its high safety standards, and its Scandinavian origins have always led it to [...]

By Piero Facchin Stellantis recently announced a partnership with San Francisco-based Ample (www.ample.com), which will offer electric vehicle drivers the possibility to obtain a fully charged [...]

(Article published in L’Automobile Mechanic magazine, December 2023) By Piero Facchin Scandinavian manufacturer Polestar, which produces all-electric models, struck a chord in Montréal with [...]

By Piero Facchin Hyundai Motor and Kia Corporation recently presented a potentially revolutionary approach to electric vehicle drivetrain design at a Uni Wheel Tech Day event in Seoul. The [...]

By Piero Facchin Factorial Energy recently announced the opening of a new manufacturing plant which the company claims is the largest to date in the USA for solid-state batteries, although there [...]