Vancouver based EV manufacturer Electra Mechanica, which joined NASDAQ stock listings this month, was awarded the honor of ringing the tech market’s opening bell on Thursday, August 30. Company president Jerry Kroll took the opportunity to tout the delivery of 75,000 single passenger Solo vehicles over the next two years as well as the 2019 launch of the much anticipated…
Sustainability website “Transport and Environment” this week reported that since the year 2000 automobile manufacturers have cheated European drivers out of 150 billion Euros ($227 Billion Canadian) for the additional fuel they burned due to widespread manipulation of fuel efficiency tests. In 2017 alone, this gaming of the system not only cost drivers money but drove up carbon emissions by…
On August 24th, the Victoria Electric Vehicle Club in partnership with the Vancouver Electric Vehicle Association and Plug-In Richmond issued a joint submission to the British Columbia government’s Clean Growth initiative. Marking one of the first times Western Canadian EV owners have presented combined proposals on zero emission transportation, the document was signed by James Locke (President VEVC), Bruce Sharpe…
The minute many people hear the term “Lithium-ion Battery”, what comes to mind are those rechargeable Double A’s their kids interminably waited on to power their toys. And as soon as they see both the size of an EV battery and the attached components appearing freshly harvested from a desktop computer, they conclude that paying for years of gasoline purchases…
Members of the Victoria EV Club took part in two meetings last week with eCAMION, one of three companies chosen by the Federal government to provide reliable fast-charging systems along the entire length of the Trans-Canada Highway. eCAMION rep, Alice Wang, indicated that the first stage of the $17.3 Billion project through Northern Ontario and Manitoba is nearing completion, providing…
Financial Post reporter Mia Rabson this week confirmed what most EV owners already know, that New Car Dealerships are one of the biggest hurdles customers have to get over if they want to purchase an electric car. Citing a survey conducted by the Canadian government last winter, Ms Rabson listed two major factors discouraging EV buyers — sticker shock and…
A special message for all Club Members about the next major EV event in Victoria arrived in our inbox this week. We Hope you’ll all take the time to be part of a very special day. Hi Victoria area EV owners! Come out to DriveElectricVictoria2018! Our annual EV Ride’n’Drive! Sunday, September 9th, at UVic. Parking Lot #10 (enter off Gordon…
FleetCarma has just released 2nd Quarter numbers on Canadian EV adoption and they are staggering. Even discounting the rapid release of the Tesla Model 3 into Canadian jurisdictions and a rush to redeem Ontario EV rebates before those funds are eliminated, the number of EV adoptions has still increased by 143%. Last week we heard that the Tesla Model 3…
All great mythologies feature a tale of the apocalypse! The Norse had Ragnarok, when wolves ate the Sun. The Aztecs predicted a never-ending solar eclipse and the ancient Japanese feared a day the Goddess of that great glowing globe in the sky would hide herself away. Notice a pattern here? Something took away the source of energy on which those…
The Vancouver Electric Vehicle Association’s 23rd Annual “Electrafest” arrives at Vancouver’s Roundhouse Community Centre (181 Roundhouse Mews) on Saturday, August 18th from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. Vancouver’s only electric mobility and sustainability show brings together dealerships, manufacturers, vendors and installers to exhibit a wide range of products and services. This year “Electrafest” features electric vehicles from the SFU Phantom…
