Welcome to the EV Canada Newsletter, the place to go to catch up on EV related news. Anyone dressing up as their favourite EV for Halloween? Are you the type of person that starts dreaming of Halloween mid-summer? Or do you simply hate Halloween for the spooky joy it brings to kids like my neighbour, Fred?(PS: If you’re good at carving pumpkins - I’m jealous).

Canada

Best-selling EV in every Canadian province January to September 2022.

Here is a compiled list of electric vehicles that have been delivered to Canada. Which province prefers which EV? With incentives being available at the federal and provincial levels, it will be interesting to see if provincial rebates persuaded EV purchasers to select one model over another. The following compilation only includes vehicles that were eligible for the $5,000 iZEV program incentive. Units of the Model 3s listed, had been ordered before the Tesla price hike and therefore were still eligible.

You can find the list compiled by Transport Canada by clicking here.I took the information provided in the spreadsheet provided by Transport Canada, filtered by BEVs, by date (January 2022 - September 2022) and then by location.My one surprise: Quebec having sold over 14,000 iZev eligible sales.

Alberta - 523 iZEV-eligible vehicles sold in total.Population: 4,543,111#1: Tesla Model 3 - 195 units.#2: Hyundai Ioniq 5 - 120 units. #3: Hyundai Kona Electric - 53 units.

British Columbia - 8072 iZEV-eligible vehicles sold in total.Population: 5,286,528#1: Tesla Model 3 - 4295 units.#2: Hyundai Ioniq 5 - 811 units. #3: Hyundai Kona Electric - 581 units.

Manitoba - 152 iZEV-eligible vehicles sold in total.Population: 1,390,249#1: Tesla Model 3 - 42 units.#2: Hyundai Ioniq 5 - 32 units. #3: Hyundai Kona Electric - 28 units.

New Brunswick - 224 iZEV-eligible vehicles sold in total.Population: 794,300#1: Tesla Model 3 - 54 units.#2: Hyundai Kona Electric - 49 units.#3: Hyundai Ioniq 5 - 47 units.

Newfoundland and Labrador - 116 iZEV-eligible vehicles sold in total.Population: 525,972#1: Hyundai Kona Electric - 42 units.#2: Hyundai Ioniq 5 - 29 units. #3: Tesla Model 3 - 13 units.

Northwest Territories - 2 iZEV-eligible vehicles sold in total.Population: 45,605Tesla Model 3 - 2 units.

Nova Scotia - 303 iZEV-eligible vehicles sold in total.Population: 1,002,586#1: Tesla Model 3 - 82 units.#2: Hyundai Kona Electric - 64 units.#3: Hyundai Ioniq 5 - 58 units.

Ontario - 5041 iZEV-eligible vehicles sold in total.Population: 14,951,825#1: Tesla Model 3 - 2465 units.#2: Hyundai Ioniq 5 - 678 units. #3: Hyundai Kona Electric - 459 units.

Prince Edward Island - 86 iZEV-eligible vehicles sold in total.Population: 170,688#1: Hyundai Kona Electric - 21 units.#2: Hyundai Ioniq 5 - 14 units. #3: Chevrolet Bolt EUV - 12 units.

Quebec - 14820 iZEV-eligible vehicles sold in total.Population: 8,487,628#1: Tesla Model 3 - 3653 units.#2: Hyundai Kona Electric - 2554 units.#3: Hyundai Ioniq 5 - 2261 units.

Saskatchewan - 117 iZEV-eligible vehicles sold in total.Population: 1,194,803#1: Hyundai Kona Electric - 30 units.#2: Tesla Model 3 - 24 units.#3: Hyundai Ioniq 5 - 23 units.

Yukon - 22 iZEV-eligible vehicles sold in total.Population: 40,232#1: Chevrolet Bolt EUV - 6 units.#2: Chevrolet Bolt - 5 units.#3: Kia EV6 - 3 units.

Hyundai Ioniq 5: The First EV To Win MotorTrend's SUV Of The Year Award

If you have been in the “EV world”, it should come as no surprise - The Hyundai Ioniq has received highly positive reviews from critics and owners alike. With it’s unique styling (pixelated lights), good performance (great handling and 320hp for the AWD long range version), reasonable range (488km) and decent prices (~$47K-~$57K CAD - new) it’s no wonder that the Ioniq 5 was in the running for MotorTrends SUV of the Year Award.

What might surprise people, is that the Ioniq 5 was named MotorTrends SUV of the Year Award - not just for electric vehicles but for all vehicles within the category. The Hyundai Ioniq 5 was selected as the winner from a group of 45 models where 6 primary criteria were looked at by MotorTrend, which includes: safety, efficiency, value, advancement in design, engineering excellence and performance of intended function.

The Hyundai Ioniq 5 has beat out some stiff competition which includes the 2022 BMW iX, 2023 Cadillac Lyriq, 2023 Hyundai CR-V, 2022 Jeep Grand Cherokee, 2023 Jeep Wagoneer L, 2022 Kia EV6, 2023 Kia Sportage, 2023 Land Rover Range Rover, the 2023 Nissan Ariya, 2022 Rivian R1S. It’s great to see EVs represented so well in the SUV of the year category.

MotoTrend highlights the Ioniq 5’s electric architecture.

MotorTrend was founded in 1949 and is internationally recognized as one of the leading brands in the automotive category. For their full write-up on the Hyundai Ioniq 5 and their selection category scores, you can check it out here.

Congratulations is in order for Hyundai and the Ioniq 5. It truly is an amazing vehicle.

EV Around the World 🌏

GMC Sierra Denali EV sells out, won’t be available in Canada until 2025.

The GMC Sierra Denali EV will launch in 2024 and will have an estimated range of 640 km and a sticker price of approximately $140,000 CAD. The 2024 Sierra EV will not be initially sold in Canada. The 2025 model will be available in Canada in Spring 2024.

GMC lists some key features of Sierra Denali EV which includes a multipro midgate which expands the truck bed to over 3 meters, a 16.8 centre touchscreen, super cruise and a power station capable of of-boarding 10.2kW of power.

The Sierra Denali EV will be built on GMs Ultium platform and will have a range of approximately 640 km and be able to take advantage of 350 kW DC fast charging to gain 160 km of range in 10 minutes.The Sierra Denali EV will have the following specs:

• 754 Horspower

• 0-100km/h in less than 4.5 seconds

• 785 lb-ft of torque

• 9,500 lbs mac trailering

• 640 km of range on full charge

• 350kW DC public fast-charging of 160km in approx.. 10 minutes.

The final thing to note about the Sierra Denali is that it has officially sold out of reservations in the first 24 hours. Customers only required a deposit of $100 USD, so understandable how many jumped at the opportunity. There will be a $50,000 USD base “Elevation” model, but that isn’t expected until 2025.

Long-awaited Ken Block’s ELECTRIKHANA has been released today. Check it out!

Here is a quick walkaround of the Audi S1 Hoonitron used in Electrikhana.

QuickEV

• Kia EV6 Software update improves cold weather charging speed.

• Hyundai to support sustainable World Cup with eco-friendly fleet vehicles.

• [VIDEO'] Volkswagen ID Buzz 82 kWh range test.

• XPeng Tech Day: Neural net autonomous driving, robotaxis, & ‘flying car’ footage.

• Canadian Company Plans EV Battery Gigafactory For New York.

• [VIDEO] Tesla Model Y Vs. Genesis GV60 Performance: Which Is Faster?

• Hyundai Hotel opens with all electricity coming from Ioniq 5.

• Tesla's next platform to be smaller, half the cost of Model 3/Y.

• Mercedes-Benz signs supply deal with Canadian company: Rock Tech Lithium.

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