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DRIVING INTO THE FUTURE: Will Canada be left behind in EV adoption?
Wednesday, November 29 @ 11 AM ET
Is Canada smart to adopt EV standards, regulation and incentivization schemes from other countries or are we better with a unique made-in-Canada plan that addresses our specific needs and conditions?
MODERATOR
- Andrew McCredie, Senior Editor, Driving
PANELISTS
- David Booth, Senior Writer, Driving
- Timothy Cain Contributing Sales Analyst for Driving.ca, founder & former editor of GoodCarBadCar.net
- Jordan Choby, Group Vice-President, Powertrain, Toyota Motor North America, Research & Development
- J.D. Ney, Director, Canadian Automotive Practice Lead, J.D. Power
Andrew McCredie has been reporting on the automotive industry for the past 20 years, from consumer-oriented road tests to new vehicle launches to technological deep dives. For the past decade he has increasingly focused on electric vehicles, and his EV-related Postmedia podcast Plugged In is currently in its sixth season.
David Booth, Driving’s Senior Writer, has a Bachelor’s degree in engineering complemented by decades working as an automotive journalist and commentator. He has a cynic’s view of politics, a child’s wonder for anything powerful and an engineer’s curiosity about how things work, all crucial for dissecting and disseminating the technology the industry constantly springs on us. And for the record, he thinks hybridization is the future, worships at the altar of supercars and absolutely adores his motorcycles, so his perfect vehicle is a 700-horsepower plug-in with two wheels.
Tim is the founder and former editor of GoodCarBadCar.net, which he sold in 2017. On top of providing automotive industry analysis in both Canada and the U.S. over the last two decades, Tim also has extensive and varied experience in automotive retail as a sales analyst and market specialist.
Jordan Choby is group vice president, powertrain for Toyota Motor North America, Research and Development (TMNA R&D). In this role, Choby is responsible for the development and integration of a wide range of powertrain technology into Toyota’s North America’s vehicle lineup, including engines, transmissions, and electrified powertrains including hybrids, plug-in hybrids, Battery-EV and Fuel Cell-EVs. His team’s focus is delivering products that meet the needs of the North American customer spanning from driving enjoyment to carbon reduction. Also, as Toyota moves into a New Mobility future, this team is also actively developing propulsion systems for commercial vehicles and energy ecosystem products.
Prior to his current position, Choby served as vice president, powertrain control & calibration, TMNA R&D.
Choby began his career at Toyota in 2005 at Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America (TEMA). After beginning as a drivetrain calibration engineer, he was promoted to senior powertrain engineer where he was a member of Powertrain’s Advanced Planning & Research group in Los Angeles, CA while also supporting the Corporate Strategy Office in Ann Arbor, MI. Choby’s final TEMA role was manager, hybrid powertrain development before being promoted to general manager, powertrain calibration for TMNA R&D.
Choby has a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Grove City College and a Master of Business Administration from Pepperdine University. He is also an advisory board member of UC-Davis’s International Transportation Studies which focuses on sustainable transportation research.
Automotive Industry Practice Leader in Canada. He is responsible for day-to-day client service, providing Canada’s automotive decision-makers with reliable and actionable research insights utilizing the breadth of data available at J.D. Power today. Mr. Ney assumed leadership of the automotive research and consulting practice in 2017, providing our clients with critical benchmark performance across the entire vehicle shopping, purchase, delivery, service and long-term ownership continuum. Prior to joining J.D. Power in 2011, Mr. Ney held senior editorial positions with Canadian magazine publications in the automotive, restaurant and hotel sectors. Mr. Ney received a bachelor’s degree in political science from Mount Allison University in Sackville New Brunswick, and a Masters degree in journalism from Bond University in Australia.
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