February 4th, 2017 by Zachary Shahan Clean Technica EV Volumes has just released its global plug-in car sales report for 2016. There are several exciting findings in the report, including a few that we’ve highlighted in recent weeks, but the most striking news for me was that the Tesla Model S and Nissan LEAF clocked in as the best-selling electric cars in…
Tesla Model S Ventures North Of 60th Parallel In Canada For First Time Ever Steven Loveday, InsideEvs.com, August 31, 2016 Lisa and James Locke, proud Tesla Model S owners from Sooke, British Colombia on Vancouver Island, shared their love of Tesla and their road trip experiences with Tesla Motors. They named their Model S the “Polar Express” as it…
Fred Lambert, electrek.co, August 20, 2016 During a conference call discussing Tesla’s second quarter financial results earlier this month, CEO Elon Musk said that the automaker was expecting its percentage of new vehicle leases versus direct purchases to significantly increase during the next quarter and now we know why. Tesla introduced last night a new 2-year lease option for the…
First in the N.W.T.? Hay River man buys electric car he calls ‘polar express’ By Jimmy Thomson, CBC News Posted: Jul 14, 2016 Hay River entrepreneur James Locke says his new car is the first [Tesla] in the world with the iconic N.W.T. polar bear licence plate. “We called it the Polar Express,” he says. It may seem like a car…
Submitted by Marc Semail, VEVC Forum Monitor Very few of us can buy a car by way of an apology. Even fewer still can buy a Tesla Model S to make up for our goof. Then again, as our connections and our pocketbooks go, none of us are Jay Leno. Here, we have Leno telling the story of his…
Shareholders Meeting video starts around 30 minute mark. Lasts for 3 1/2 hours – jammed with Tesla history and stories. See below for play by play of some of the highlights. Play by Play: Elon Musk Recounts the Secret History of Tesla Motors Chris Woodyard, USA Today, May 31, 2016 Tesla CEO Elon Musk is talking to shareholders, starting with a…
The Victoria EV Club and Tesla X Canada proudly presents… The VEVC Victoria Parade Convoy featuring Tesla X Canada Model X & Camping Trailer and Interviews with the EV Drivers!!! Interviews & Highlights: 2:20 James Locke, Tesla Model S 3:30 Lisa Locke, Nissan LEAF 5:30 Jim Hindson, Kia Soul EV 6:56 Martin & Susan Webb, Smart EV 7:30 Barry…
The Victoria Day Parade and the VEVC Lisa Locke, VEVC Editor It was a perfect day, not too hot and not too rainy, but just right for a parade into downtown Victoria, BC to celebrate Queen Victoria’s birthday. The Victoria EV Club had 6 electric cars and one of them was towing a camping trailer! See above, a shiny new…
Sooke, BC, Canada to Williamsburg, Virginia Lisa Locke, VEVC Editor, May 19, 2016 These past two weeks my family and I drove our all-electric Tesla Model S from Victoria, BC, Canada to Williamsburg, Virginia to attend the Tesla Road Trip 2016 (@TeslaRoadTrip) event. The 10,400 km trip included 11 days of travel and 3 days at the event in Virginia. On…
Tesla Model S, 3 and X at Gigafactory 1! EXCLUSIVE: Tesla Model S, 3 and X at Gigafactory 1! – Motor Trend Presents Motor Trend Channel Published on May 10, 2016 Go behind-the-scenes with Motor Trend at the world’s first photo shoot of the full line of Tesla vehicles. We have Tesla’s entire range of S3Xy electric vehicles, from the…
