http://www2.macleans.ca Canada's only national weekly current affairs magazine. Thu, 20 Jun 2013 04:00:27 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/18/the-mighty-musk/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/18/the-mighty-musk/#comments Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:00:00 +0000 Chris Sorensen http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=394156 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/18/the-mighty-musk/feed/ 0 Silicon Valley is full of big minds and egos, but one daring tycoon rises above http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/27/china-charges-ahead-with-electric-cars/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/27/china-charges-ahead-with-electric-cars/#comments Wed, 27 Feb 2013 10:15:51 +0000 Chris Sorensen http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=354158 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/27/china-charges-ahead-with-electric-cars/feed/ 0 When it comes to electric cars, the future may be in China. While North... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/11/two-thumbs-down-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/11/two-thumbs-down-2/#comments Tue, 11 Sep 2012 16:14:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=289699 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/11/two-thumbs-down-2/feed/ 0 New rules say that cars must improve fuel efficiency, but will consumers buy them? http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/27/auto-industry-building-buzz/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/27/auto-industry-building-buzz/#comments Mon, 27 Feb 2012 14:10:01 +0000 Alex Ballingall http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=241254 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/27/auto-industry-building-buzz/feed/ 0 But can the company's latest model rescue the troubled automaker? http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/06/stuck-in-first-gear/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/06/stuck-in-first-gear/#comments Tue, 06 Dec 2011 15:50:01 +0000 Chris Sorensen http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/08/stuck-in-first-gear/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/06/stuck-in-first-gear/feed/ 18 Electric cars are hitting showrooms, but people aren’t buying http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/29/magna-set-to-invest-millions-in-electric-car-research/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/29/magna-set-to-invest-millions-in-electric-car-research/#comments Mon, 29 Aug 2011 16:16:36 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=212070 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/29/magna-set-to-invest-millions-in-electric-car-research/feed/ 0 Ontario government chipping in to help project along http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/05/running-out-of-juice-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/05/running-out-of-juice-2/#comments Tue, 05 Jul 2011 12:35:49 +0000 Erica Alini http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=199520 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/05/running-out-of-juice-2/feed/ 0 Electric cars are here, but is there a market for them? http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/28/reality-bites/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/28/reality-bites/#comments Mon, 28 Mar 2011 21:42:23 +0000 Chris Sorensen http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=179074 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/28/reality-bites/feed/ 3 There remains little practical reason to buy one http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/11/the-greenest-of-all/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/11/the-greenest-of-all/#comments Fri, 11 Feb 2011 16:25:36 +0000 Chris Sorensen http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=171071 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/11/the-greenest-of-all/feed/ 23 Nissan believes its purely electric Leaf car, not hybrids, is the way of the future http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/01/28/detroits-dirty-secret-suvs-rule/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/01/28/detroits-dirty-secret-suvs-rule/#comments Thu, 28 Jan 2010 17:40:32 +0000 Jason Kirby http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=103310 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/01/28/detroits-dirty-secret-suvs-rule/feed/ 2 Carmakers are talking green, but buyers still want their big trucks http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/01/15/electric-dreams/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/01/15/electric-dreams/#comments Fri, 15 Jan 2010 14:00:10 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=101468 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/01/15/electric-dreams/feed/ 7 After a horrid year, Detroit sees hope in a small, green future http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/12/08/newsmakers-09-wheels-of-fortune/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/12/08/newsmakers-09-wheels-of-fortune/#comments Tue, 08 Dec 2009 18:45:54 +0000 Colin Campbell http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=95918 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/12/08/newsmakers-09-wheels-of-fortune/feed/ 0 Winners and losers in a big year for the auto industry http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/08/27/the-race-for-the-perfect-battery/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/08/27/the-race-for-the-perfect-battery/#comments Thu, 27 Aug 2009 12:40:04 +0000 Stephanie Findlay http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=76657 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/08/27/the-race-for-the-perfect-battery/feed/ 23 Cheap electric cars are almost here—if these claims are true http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/07/23/will-electric-cars-ignite-a-lithium-boom/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/07/23/will-electric-cars-ignite-a-lithium-boom/#comments Thu, 23 Jul 2009 17:41:48 +0000 Jason Kirby http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=72428 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/07/23/will-electric-cars-ignite-a-lithium-boom/feed/ 19 Some suggest the lithium supply could eventually be tighter than oil is today http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/03/24/the-slow-birth-of-the-electric-car/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/03/24/the-slow-birth-of-the-electric-car/#comments Tue, 24 Mar 2009 21:21:17 +0000 Colin Campbell http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=45231 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/03/24/the-slow-birth-of-the-electric-car/feed/ 27 Tesla is releasing the Model S into a market that isn't ditching gas anytime soon