Late to the electric game and widely seen as abandoning the passenger car market to concentrate on truck manufacturing, Ford this week revealed that it intends to compete hard in the EV market. The company known for bragging that it builds a new F-150 every 53 seconds has made it clear that it will soon be an EV force to…
The federal government has announced a $4.6 million investment in Petro-Canada’s coast-to-coast EV charging network. The funding will help expand Petro-Canada’s previously announced roll-out of 50 fast chargers to a total of 92 in the coming months. Natural Resources Canada is funding the project as part of its ‘Electric Vehicle and Alternative Fuel Infrastructure Deployment Initiative,’ a part of the…
Perhaps proving that it’s recent announcement that it was 2 years ahead of its development schedule, BMW will begin to introduce it’s new models of electric cars in October. The first of the 25 models promised to be on North American roads by 2023 will be the iconic Mini Cooper. Manufactured in Oxford, England with German battery packs, the Mini…
Whether it’s rebranding itself to erase past mistakes or to go into the future with a new look and vision, there are big changes coming at Volkswagen. The familiar VW logo is being retooled and will debut in a few months as the German automaker introduces the first of the 70 new all-electric vehicles it has promised to make available…
As it moves forward with its plans to become 100% Energy sustainable, Vancouver has become British Columbia’s first city to provide dedicated parking for electric vehicles at local parking lots. The city has partnered with private lot owner EasyPark to offer dedicated zero emission vehicle parking in 10% of the available stalls in 18 EasyPark locations, totalling 174 stalls. These dedicated…
In its ongoing efforts to reach a wider audience of Vancouver Island drivers, the Victoria Electric Vehicle Club will be making its first appearance at Nanaimo’s signature car show “Wheel-O-Rama” this weekend. In partnership with “Emotive”, the VEVC will be showing EVs and hosting a coffee chat for North Island members distant from our usual venues. If you’re in Nanaimo…
