Jarno Trulli Test Drives Formula E Link provided by: Bruno Calvignac, Senior Software Engineer, VEVC member & LEAF owner. Former Formula One driver Jarno Trulli test drives the new Formula E car in France. The Italian drove the fully-electric single-seater featuring the full 200 kW race-mode battery. Watch extensive highlights of the 2015 Beijing ePrix, right here…
Arbutus Ridge Golf Club EV Roadtrip “Trophy Award Dinner” VEVC is pleased to announce our first Golfing Road Trip. Dr. Marty Cole has accepted the appointment as our Tournament Director. Dr. Cole is a practicing podiatrist and has clinics in Victoria, Duncan and Nanaimo. Marty has a 2016 Nissan LEAF and according to him: “I just love my Nissan LEAF,”…
Volkswagen e-Golf: Real-World Range Volkswagen e-Golf: real-world range vs. EPA estimates over six-month test Brent Halvorson, Green Car Report The reality of range—reproducible, real-world daily-driving range—is one of the most important concepts you have to become familiar with if you’re new to electric vehicles. Generally speaking, the faster you drive, the quicker you accelerate, and the more accessories (like climate…
Another Electric Luxury Sedan Hard to keep track of all the new electric cars appearing out of nowhere. Billions of dollars are being invested into 100% electric drive trains with no end in sight of new models and factories to back it up. How does oil fit into all of this? I think, it simply does not! Smart money is on…
Germany to give 1 billion Euro subsidy to boost electric car sales Electric car buyers will receive €4,000 when they choose a purely electric vehicle and €3,000 for a plug-in hybrid. Buyers of electric cars in Germany are to receive a subsidy of up to 4,000 euros. Photograph: Jan Woitas/EPA Germany will subsidise electric car purchases to give a…
Comox Glacier Expedition Kelvin Kedves Expedition Leader, Geologist and former RCMP officer. VEVC has appointed former RCMP officer Kelvin Kedves, MiEV owner to lead an expedition up to the Comox Glacier. Kelvin studied geology at the University of Saskatchewan and VEVC is proud to have him lead this investigation. The idea is to start with an exciting EV road trip to the…
By James Foster, CJAD 800 Would buying a home with a pre-installed electric car charging outlet persuade you to give up your gas guzzler? The Quebec government sure hopes so. According to the Journal de Montreal the Couillard government will soon require all new homes built in Quebec to have a 240 volt external outlet for recharging electric vehicles. Adding the…
Link provided by Silke Sommerfeld, VEVC board member, Blog: TeslaXCanada. We have known cities to be great power-guzzlers, having a huge appetite for consuming electricity to power its homes and buildings. To generate electricity for such cities through renewable sources like solar becomes a difficult task given the vast amount of area required to place the solar panels. But a…
Link provided by Lisa Locke, VEVC Chief Editor, Electrical Engineer. The new legislation will help the city meet its goal of sourcing 100% of its electricity from renewable sources by 2020. San Francisco has this week passed landmark legislation requiring all new buildings under 10 storeys in height to be fitted with rooftop solar panels. The city’s San Francisco Board of Supervisors unanimously…
Mitsubishi Motors admits falsifying fuel economy test Jim Henshaw, VEVC board member, Blog: Legion of Decency Mitsubishi Motors has admitted falsifying fuel economy data for more than 600,000 vehicles sold in Japan. Tire pressure figures were falsified by employees to flatter mileage rates, the company said. Almost 470,000 vehicles that Mitsubishi made for Nissan were affected and the issue…