Practicing what I preach – October 2022

I’ve never thought of myself as an early adopter. If my lovely wife had a dollar for every time she encouraged me to “try something new”—say other than navy blue sweaters or penne a la …

Vehicle-as-a-Service is the new OEM mantra – September 2022

Herbert Diess, former CEO of The Volkswagen Group, commented at the end of June that global revenues for the automotive industry are forecast to reach circa CAD $6.5 trillion by 2030, up from CAD 2.6 …

From peak car to peak ICE: how near are we? – July 2022

We are old enough to remember when economists, sociologists, and futurologists alike, predicted the end of the long hours culture in favour of a new utopia called the “leisure society.” The argument ran in the …

EV lessons from Europe – April 2022

What can Canadians learn from the European experience with selling electric vehicles? The Canadian auto dealer team asked me to reflect on lessons learned from the growth of electric vehicles (EVs)—battery electric vehicles (BEVs) and …

Government incentives can help launch the EV sales wave – March 2022

Few Canadian provinces are investing in consumer incentives for EVs. It’s time to change that. The good news: The number of Zero Emission Vehicles (ZEVs) in Canadian driveways grew by 58 per cent in 2021 according to …

How interested are Canadians in buying EVs? – February 2022

A powerful new tool, State of Charge Canadian EV Monitor, launches to measure EV consumer behaviour The pace of automotive innovation continues to accelerate. Almost every OEM has made a company-changing announcement regarding their transition …