CVS Tours operating out of Victoria, BC has purchased an all electric double decker EV550 GreenPower bus for evaluation for next year’s cruise traffic from Ogden Point to Butchart Gardens. The 99 passenger wheelchair accessible bus is quiet, no emissions. The 12-15 year cost is on par with a diesel bus, without the deadly fumes and emissions. The 450 kWh…
Introducing Do-it Yourself Solar Manfred Wissemann, Solar System Installation Services I have created this service to provide an affordable solar electric installation alternative for our Victoria Electric Vehicle Club (VEVC) members to help install solar electric systems in your homes and businesses. This involves purchasing equipment from a local solar electric supplier and assisting with do-it yourself installation plans, or…
Fred Lambert, Electrek.co, October 5, 2016 Tier 1 Engineering unveiled the first battery-powered manned helicopter. The engineering firm retrofitted a used Robinson R44 helicopter with two electric motors powered by a large battery pack made by Brammo, the electric motorcycle maker turned battery pack manufacturer, fitted on the underbody of the aircraft. The vehicle, which completed its inaugural…
Seth Weintraub, Electrek.co, September 11, 2016 …You’ve done the first 240 miles of California highway with relative ease. But how do you do the second 240 miles? And 3rd…? In short, can you drive cross country? I’m more than impressed with the Chevy Bolt so far – it has exceeded my expectations by at least 20 miles of range…
Seth Weintraub, Electrek.co, September 28, 2016 It has been a few months since our last in depth EV review with the 2016 Chevy Volt so we’re excited to jump into another in-depth review: The 2016 Kia Soul EV. I got the Soul EV yesterday driven from New Jersey about 52 miles away. With most other sub-100 mile commuter EVs this…
John Fitzgerald Weaver, Electrek.co, September 26, 2016 “There’s no reason why the cost of solar will ever increase again” On August 11 a bid of US$0.46/W was put forward to build 500MW of solar power in China (a roughly calculated levelized cost of electricity (LCOE) at $0.019/kWh). This past week we saw a bid of $0.023/kWh to build 1.2GW of…
Proterra Catalyst electric bus logs 600 miles (960 km) on a single charge September 21, 2016, Charles Morris, Charged Electric Vehicle Magazine Electric bus maker Proterra has unveiled the newest addition to its fleet: the Catalyst E2 series, which features energy storage capacity of 440-660 kWh. Last month an E2 series vehicle logged more than 600 miles on a single charge under…
