Expanding the availability of charging stations to meet the needs of the increasing number of electric vehicles on the road is a growing priority in most urban centers. Mandating EV infrastructure in new construction, recently adopted by the Municipality of Saanich and now being copied by cities like Nelson, BC, will ensure the network continues to expand. And “Right to…
We get numerous calls from new EV owners in search of electricians experienced at installing Charging stations. Rather than showing any particular favoritism, we reached out to members and asked for the names of electricians who did their installations and did the job well. This list will eventually move to a separate link on our website. But until then, these…
You may soon be able to set that collection of branded EV charge cards, apps and key-fobs aside as the Canadian Federal Government moves forward with a plan to standardize the payment system. Financed by a $2 Million investment from the Green Infrastructure Program, Quebec’s Mogile Technologies is developing two new charging initiatives. The first will create a single payment…
The federal government has announced a $4.6 million investment in Petro-Canada’s coast-to-coast EV charging network. The funding will help expand Petro-Canada’s previously announced roll-out of 50 fast chargers to a total of 92 in the coming months. Natural Resources Canada is funding the project as part of its ‘Electric Vehicle and Alternative Fuel Infrastructure Deployment Initiative,’ a part of the…
As it moves forward with its plans to become 100% Energy sustainable, Vancouver has become British Columbia’s first city to provide dedicated parking for electric vehicles at local parking lots. The city has partnered with private lot owner EasyPark to offer dedicated zero emission vehicle parking in 10% of the available stalls in 18 EasyPark locations, totalling 174 stalls. These dedicated…
It’s an all-video week at the website as we offer videos from three VEVC Board members on subjects related to EV ownership and sustainability. In this Post, Board member Arno Keinonen discusses the construction of his zero-emission home which also serves his zero-emission vehicles.
BC Hydro is collecting this information in support of its clean energy mandate under the Clean Energy Act to better understand the perception and experience of owning electric vehicles. They are asking interested EV owners to fill out a quick profile here. If you fit the criteria, you may be invited by Ipsos Reid, BC Hydro’s research partner on this…
This morning the British Columbia Utilities Commission received approval from the Minister of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources to make electric vehicle charging service providers, who are not otherwise public utilities, as well as landlords and strata corporations, exempt from Part 3 of the Utilities Commission Act. The exemption applies to landlords, strata corporations, private companies and parkade owners. With…
Canada’s Federal Budget took its first tentative steps to supporting the transition to electric vehicles in this week’s budget allocating $435 Million over the next five years to cleaner transportation options. $300 Million of that total will be in the form of a $5,000 rebate for the purchase of a new electric vehicle under a maximum retail price of $45,000….
With complaints over charging etiquette (EV drivers misusing charging stations) increasing across the South Island, the Victoria EV Club has stepped up with a simple but effective way of keeping everybody happy. The club has received its first shipment of charging tags that drivers can leave on their cars to let other drivers know whether they are “necessity” or “opportunity”…
