VicEVA Reports Large Increase in Specific EV Makes/Models

For those wondering how many of their own brand of vehicle are on the road in British Columbia, we can report that from March 2019 to March 2020 the top 5 increases for new and used vehicles were Tesla Model 3 (618%); Hyundai Ioniq (416%); Chevrolet Spark (219%) VW eGolf (206%); and the Kia Soul (124%). These figures include used vehicles imported from…

BC EVs More than Double in One Year!!!

Based on information compiled by the Victoria Electric Vehicle Association (VicEVA). Electric vehicle ownership more than doubled in the period from April 1, 2019 to March 31, 2020. The number of fully-electric vehicles in British Columbia rose to 29,385 by March 31, 2020 from 13,727 in March of 2019, an increase of 114%. As of the end of March, there…

“Right To Charge” Write-in Campaign Continues

The Victoria EV Association recently launched a write-in campaign to break down some of the final barriers in BC to electric vehicle ownership. And the recent public and media response to our July 6 rally at the BC Legislature makes it imperative that current EV owners contact their provincial MLA’s to enact the necessary legislation. Not only have we made…

Tesla ‘very close’ to Level 5 Self-driving

With Tesla stock up 47% in the last month, Founder and CEO Elon Musk delivered the opening key-note address at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai. “I remain confident that we will have the basic functionality for level 5 autonomy complete this year,” he said, as the company competes against Google’s Waymo, GM’s Cruise, Amazon’s Zoox and Uber in…

EVs Rally at BC Legislature

During the noon hour on Monday, EV clubs from around province joined members of the Victoria EV Association at the BC Legislature to urge the government to enhance the province’s ZEV mandate. More than 150 members and 88 cars fully encircled the legislative in a constantly moving convoy displaying BC’s quiet and clean future. Those rallying were asking the province…