VinFast opens first Canadian electric vehicle showroom at Yorkdale

VinFast is the latest electric vehicle company to arrive in Canada with its very first retail location now open in Toronto at Yorkdale Shopping Center. To celebrate the opening, a splashy launch party was held in a larger than life dome complete with musicians Walk of the Earth performing to the crowd of media and car lovers. 

The VinFast Store network in Canada is part of VinFast’s go-to-market strategy,

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Watch VW's mobile EV charging robot in action

It reminds us of R2-D2, but this robot won't accompany you on inter galaxy adventures. Instead, it tops up your electric vehicle's batteries. VW shares a teaser video of its prototype EV charging robot and how it'll do its work. The robot looks cute with its face that lights up when it grabs the battery trailer and plugs it into your car.

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Google Maps has a new filter to identify plug types at EV charging stations

The latest useful feature added to Google Maps will let users know what plug type is available at electric vehicle charging stations. With different charging connectors used by car manufacturers being able to identify what EV charging station has will be useful. To access the new feature, head to Google Maps > Settings > Electric Vehicle Settings >Your Plugs > Choose and save. And so when you search for an EV station, it will only show you ones that are compatible with the car you are using.

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FLO and Nissan Canada team up to drive electric vehicle adoption in Canada

FLO, the most comprehensive and reliable charging ecosystem in Canada, is proud to partner with Nissan Canada, one of the top electric vehicle builder in the world, in order to encourage and ease EV adoption throughout the country.

Through this association, the new FLO Home charging station will become the recommended residential charging station by Nissan Canada for owners of its popular fully electric vehicle, the Nissan LEAF.  

Nissan will offer a $500 discount on the FLO Home charging station to every buyers of a new Nissan LEAF vehicle from a participating Nissan dealership between January 20 and March 31, 2017.

FLO will also offer them a free access card to its charging network, the largest in Canada, which provides EV drivers with more than 3,000 charging stations from coast to coast.

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