Twin 100 kW DCFCs are under construction at the Pat Bay and Sayward Ave Petro-Canada station in Saanich. Completion is expected within the next couple of weeks. The charging stations located at Oak Bay High School have been removed from Plugshare and are now only available to the public from 4:30 PM until 8:00 AM. During school hours they may…
Two DCFC chargers are now in operation at the Colwood location. BC Hydro advises that the original (older) unit will be replaced with a newer model soon. The Mid-Island EV group at their meeting on November 17, decided to apply for Society Status in BC. Expect a full slate of meetings next year. They are also starting up a weekly coffee…
Last Saturday, recently retired Scrap-It BC Founder and CEO Denis Rogoza met with members of the VEVC to provide both a history of the program and an insight into its future. Originally launched in 1996 with a province wide mandate to reduce carbon and Smog by removing polluting vehicles from the road, Scrap-It evolved in 2008 to concentrate on carbon…
Expanding the availability of charging stations to meet the needs of the increasing number of electric vehicles on the road is a growing priority in most urban centers. Mandating EV infrastructure in new construction, recently adopted by the Municipality of Saanich and now being copied by cities like Nelson, BC, will ensure the network continues to expand. And “Right to…
• Time limit signs (of 30 or 40 minutes) may soon be posted at new BC Hydro DCFC units. If you need a longer charge to meet your trip plan, may we suggest the signs be ignored. If you encounter an EV that has been charging for an extended period of time, trust the judgement of the owner as to…
While the world awaits the debut of the fully electric Mustang SUV on November 17th, Ford debuted a second model of the iconic car at the SEMA Conference in Las Vegas. The Mustang Lithium produces over 900 horsepower (671 kW) and 1,000 ft-lbs of torque. This power is delivered from an 800 volt battery system predicted to rival Porsche engineering….
BC Ferries today awarded contracts to build four more battery electric-hybrid Island Class vessels scheduled to go into service in 2022. These vessels will join two more currently under construction in the Netherlands which will arrive in Victoria by January 2020. “Our Clean Futures Plan spells out our strategy to reduce GHG emissions by replacing our legacy carbon intensive fossil…
Saturday’s Coffee Chat (November 9) at Metchosin Community House will feature a presentation by Denis Rogoza, former CEO of BC Scrap-It, who will demystify the programme and discuss it’s future. 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM. Tesla Model 3 Standard Range Plus will receive an increase in Supercharging peak power to 170 kW (50 – 70%) in the latest over-the-air software…
