As they looked toward the future at Tuesday’s launch of the final link of Petro Canada’s cross-country network of level 3 charging stations, there was an acknowledgement from all present of the past history of Canada and British Columbia. In November of 1885, the founders of the Canadian Pacific Railroad gathered at Craigellachie, BC to drive in the last spike…
The Petro-Canada DCFC Chargers at Sayward and the Pat Bay Highway get their official media launch this week. Full availability to the public and cost to charge will be revealed at that time. As with every Christmas season, malls and parking lots are jammed and that means public chargers situated there will also be heavily used as well as occasionally…
There was once a time when you descended into Los Angeles airport through a thick layer of dark brown air created by the city’s massive dependency on the internal combustion engine. Thanks to decades of clean air legislation targeting ICE vehicles, that’s gone. And very soon, California residents will be breathing much easier while reducing their carbon footprint exponentially as…
We all love paying our taxes. They’re a small price to pay for the privilege of living in the best country in the world. So, as a public service for those of you who purchased an electric vehicle this year, here’s how to calculate and recoup the appropriate deduction under the Federal iZEV Program. Please pass this on to whoever…
Officially confirming what most EV owners already know, a Bank of America/Merrill Lynch report on electric vehicles in the UK states that with or without rebates or subsidies, owning an EV significantly reduces the cost of ownership. Specifically — “In summary, a Nissan Leaf would be 15 times less per month to operate than a Ford Focus, and a Tesla Model 3 22x…
With adoption of electric vehicles in British Columbia on the rise, the BC Institute of Technology has launched an electric vehicle maintenance training program for mechanics, following the completion of a pilot program which graduated twelve City of Vancouver mechanics with Red Seal certification in EV maintenance. While EVs don’t need a lot of maintenance, no oil changes, no belts…
As of December 1, Current Taxi and it’s all-Tesla fleet of Taxis has begun operating in Victoria. If you’re in need of a zero-emission ride, simply call (250) 386-8294. Construction has been completed on the twin DCFC chargers at the Petro-Canada station at Sayward and the Pat Bay highway. Once final inspections are complete, they will be open for use….
Key South Island and Lower Mainland commuter airline Harbour Air has announced that flight testing of its new and predicted to soon be fleet wide electric plane begins flight testing December 11th from Vancouver International Airport’s South Terminal in Richmond. The flight will be piloted by company president Greg McDougall in the company’s first DHC-2 de Havilland Beaver float plane…
Last night the Victoria EV Club helped usher the Christmas season into Victoria as one of the featured entries in the 38th Annual Island Farms Santa’s Lights parade. More than 50,000 lined the chilly downtown streets, cheering loudly as the electric cars rolled by. In addition to those watching live, hundreds of thousands more catch the parade through its many…
