Canada's EV Collapse: What a C$43 Billion Bet Got So Wrong
Long-form26:23People & Blogs
Published Oct 14, 2026, 5:00 PM · 14h ago
Doug Brennan Motors
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Description
Canada's budget watchdog put the public cost of three EV battery plants at C$43.6 billion. Then the bet started falling apart, one plant at a time.
Doug Brennan climbs the ladder rung by rung: Honda's C$15 billion Ontario plan suspended, Ford Oakville trading EVs for Super Duty trucks, the Windsor NextStar plant building storage cells instead of car batteries, Volkswagen's St. Thomas plant pushed to 2029, and the Northvolt collapse in Quebec. He shows where the money actually went and the one decision that set it all up.
Then the part that matters at home: what it means for your EV's resale value, battery warranty, parts and charging, and for you as a taxpayer.
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#CanadaEV #Northvolt #EVBattery
Details
- Published
- Oct 14, 2026, 5:00 PM
- Length
- 26:23 (1,583 s)
- Format
- Long-form
- Category
- People & Blogs
- Audio language
- EN
- Quality
- HD
- Captions
- No
- Made for kids
- No
- Licensed content
- Yes
- Video ID
- YnBX3QnSLfo
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