Articles by
Fred Lambert

Northvolt chooses Quebec for its next battery gigafactory – a giant $5 billion project
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Fred Lambert
Northvolt has announced that it has selected a location in Quebec, on the south shore of Montreal, to build a new $5 billion battery gigafactory. The company plans to start construction of the first phase by the end of the year and be in production by 2026. The first phase will have a 30 GWh capacity.

Tesla secures deal to deploy 20,000 Universal Wall Connectors at Hilton hotels
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Fred Lambert
Tesla has secured a deal to deploy up to 20,000 Universal Wall Connectors, the automaker’s clever new charging station, at 2,000 Hilton hotel locations.
Tesla discloses lobbying effort for new factory in Canada
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Fred Lambert
Tesla has disclosed that it is lobbying the Ontario government for a potential new factory in Canada. The new lobbying effort comes after several hints from Tesla CEO Elon Musk in regards to building a Gigafactory in the country.
Elon Musk teases new Tesla factory in Canada
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Fred Lambert
Elon Musk has teased the announcement of a new Tesla factory location by the end of this year. The CEO hinted strongly that it could be in Canada.
Nano One buys one of the only LFP battery production facilities in North America
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Fred Lambert
Nano One, a company developing low-cost production of high-performance lithium-ion battery cathode materials, announced the acquisition of Johnson Matthey Battery Materials, a Canadian company that operates one of the only LFP cathode production facilities in North America.
Tesla will add CCS connectors to Supercharger stations in the US, says Elon Musk
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Fred Lambert
Tesla will add CCS connectors to its Supercharger stations in the United States to let non-Tesla EV owners access the extensive charging network.
GM rolls out software update limiting Chevy Bolt EV charge to 80%, but removes parking restrictions
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Fred Lambert
GM announced that it is starting to roll out a new software update to Chevy Bolt EVs as part of its recall due to battery fire risks. It will limit the state-of-charge to 80%, but it will remove other restrictions, like not being able to park inside garages.
Tesla is in talks with Quebec govt amid multi-billion investment into battery production
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Fred Lambert
The local government recently announced plans to invest between $2 and $3 billion ($1.6 to $2.4 billion USD) in production, ranging from the extraction of those metals all the way to the production of battery cells.
Tesla releases look into growing presence in Canada, where it builds ‘machines that build the machine’
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Fred Lambert
In Canada, Tesla has a slowly growing presence that is starting to become quite significant.
Study dispels myth that electric cars pollute as much as gas-powered cars due to ‘dirty’ grid
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Fred Lambert
A new study dispels the persistent myth that electric cars pollute just as much as gas-powered cars because they charge on a “dirty” electric grid, and mining for battery materials is polluting.
Canada is going to ban new gas-powered car sales by 2035
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Fred Lambert
Canada is the latest country to announce an upcoming ban on new gas-powered car sales. Canada has set the target of 2035 in a move to accelerate electric vehicle adoption.
Electric car US tax credit proposed to $12,500, less for Tesla vehicles
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Fred Lambert
It also increases the value of the rebate to up to $12,500, but that’s not for everyone. The $7,500 incentive would stay, but it would be increased to $10,000 for EVs produced in the US and to $12,500 for EVs produced in the US by union workers.