Are EVs Really Better For The Environment?

As Telsa expands its European customer base, more and more “studies” sponsored by legacy auto manufacturers are appearing — all claiming that locallyt manufactured ICE vehicles (even those running on Diesel fuel) are far better for the environment. We’ve addressed many of those myths before in these pages. But it doesn’t hurt to get a reminder. And maybe an easy…

Canadian EV Sales Skyrocket

Electric Mobility Canada has published its Q2-2019 EV sales report in Canada. According to the latest numbers, the popularity of electric vehicles continues to grow as market share in the 2nd quarter reached more than 3% in Canada, a significant increase over the last year. The trends observed at the beginning of 2019 intensified during the 2nd quarter, exceeding the…

BC Hydro Encourages Electric Transit

BC Hydro has submitted an application to the B.C. Utilities Commission to create special charging rates for EV fleet owners, with the deepest discounts, of up to 60 per cent, going to those such as TransLink and B.C. Transit that can recharge batteries at depot facilities overnight. “The new services and rates will contribute to B.C. Transit’s and TransLink’s respective…

It’s Time For Some Honest Car Journalism

Those of us with an affection for electric cars are all too familiar with how they are treated by the media. We’re all too used to thumbing through the pages of our local newspaper’s weekly “Driving” section, where the vast majority of articles and reviews extoll the virtues of the latest vehicle with an internal combustion engine. Each is faster…

The World’s Largest EV

It’s hard to believe that less than a decade ago, electric vehicles were virtually unknown on our highways and the batteries driving them, although state of the art, weren’t capable of taking them very far or carrying significant loads. Today, many people don’t even give EVs a second look in traffic, as they’ve become such a familiar sight. Entire cities…

EVs Draw Huge Car Show Crowds

The last two weeks have been enormously busy for VEVC members showing their electric vehicles at two of Vancouver Island’s “Show and Shine” car shows. The last Sunday in July featured the return of “Electric Avenue” to the Oak Bay Classic Car Show, where a 1903 Waverly (top speed 13 MPH) helped draw an estimated crowd of 15,000 to the…