The Spring EV Count is an upcoming event on May 17 from 6:30 am to 9 am, where volunteers will be stationed around the city to carry out the annual count of electric vehicles. This event plays a crucial role in understanding the trend of electric vehicle usage in the city. Make sure to wave at our volunteers when you…
Listen Here This week the Federal Budget and Canada’s huge investment in green energy initiatives was announced . May 31st, CFAX news director Ryan Price spoke with the VicEVA President Glenn Garry for an in depth discussion on the impact of the new policies on Canadian industries as well as electric cars. Read More Want to learn more about the…
Following up on its recent announcements of new battery EV models, General Motors this week provided a time-line to ending production of internal combustion engines. GM says that it will offer 30 all-electric models globally by 2025, and 40% of the company’s U.S. models will be battery electric vehicles by the end of 2025 and it will completely purge tailpipe…
More positive EV news to report this week, as the Victoria Electric Vehicle Club hosted its first-ever women’s EV gathering. “DEVas” — women who are interested in EVs and those who already own and love their EV —were all invited to a very special dinner on Tuesday, October 1st. Attendees thoroughly enjoyed making new connections while sampling from the…
It’s been a few years since Salt Spring Island declared itself the EV Capital of Canada. And despite the rapid growth since then of electric vehicle ownership on Vancouver Island and the lower mainland, there’s still a perception out there that EVs garner limited interest on the vast interior of British Columbia. This week an investigative team from the Canadian…
The transition from driving an ICE car and one powered solely by electricity is both effortless and endlessly confusing. Effortless, because all you have to do is plug in the car. Confusing, because everybody gives you a different set of rules for doing that. Every time EV drivers gather, the discussion eventually turns to — “Just what’s the best way…
The days of carrying multiple cards or key-fobs and hoping a charging station will take your credit card have come to an end. Hubject, a European collaboration between German automakers, charging-station manufacturer Siemens, and European charging network Innogy, and is now spreading to North American networks. Both Chargepoint and Greenlots have signed on to use Hubject’s system which allows drivers…
Although governments and Bay Street are loathe to admit it, the boom times in the oil patch and among Canada’s branch plant auto manufacturers are coming to an end. The pipeline debates, petroleum bailouts and ICE car assembly line closures will all soon be over as the country inevitably shifts to electric mobility. The video below from Tesla Times field…
It’s always been accepted by those adopting electric cars or in favor of lowering fossil fuel emissions that, while not a perfect solution, Hybrid vehicles are at least a step in the right direction. Turns out that philosophy might not always be in the best interest of Hybrid buyers. According to its 2018 Canadian Hybrid Analysis, Vincentric (the industry data…
The VEVC held its Second Annual General Meeting on Saturday, September 29th at the Victoria City Hall Council Antechamber. Chaired by VP David Grove, the club’s board reported to members on the past year’s activities and plans for the months to come. While the club will continue its governmental lobbying for additional charging stations on the island, building code changes…
