Tesla is reportedly considering purchasing Sigma Lithium, a Vancouver-headquartered Brazilian lithium mining company, for an estimated $3 billion. The battery metal miner is one of multiple mining options Tesla is exploring to potentially source more of its lithium-ion battery supply chain, sources told Bloomberg. Coincidentally, the TSX Venture Exchange (TSXV) 2023 Venture 50 was released […]
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Electric Car Brand Lucid Motors To Open Retail Showroom In Vancouver
Sales of zero-emission cars accounted for almost 10 per cent of all car sales in B.C. in 2020 — the highest electric vehicle uptake in North America. So it should come as no surprise that US-based electric car brand Lucid Motors will open its first showroom in Canada this year in Vancouver. The new Vancouver […]
World’s First Tesla Electric Logging Trucks Coming To Vancouver Island
If you’re driving on Vancouver Island, look out for Tesla’s futuristic semi-trucks hauling B.C. timber. Nanaimo’s Mosaic Forest Management has partnered with EcoWest Driven to introduce several Tesla semi-trucks into log hauling. Heavy vehicle operators like Mosaic are eager to replace their existing diesel fleet with electric but there have been no commercially available electric […]
Tesla Looks North To B.C. For Source Of Low Carbon Nickel
According to Reuters, Tesla is in discussions with B.C.’s Giga Metals about helping to develop a large mine that would give the electric carmaker access to low carbon nickel for its batteries. Giga Metals is focused on the metals critical to modern batteries with their Turnagain Project, a massive nickel and cobalt resource in Northern […]
Tesla Invites Hackers To Find Flaws For Prizes In Vancouver
The 21st annual CanSecWest conference returns to Vancouver next month along with the Zero Day Initiative and their popular Pwn2Own contest. It was in Vancouver where the contest began back in 2007 and continues to be where they push the research community with new challenges. Last year they raised more than a few eyebrows by partnering […]