Given the breaking senior staff scandal and RCMP investigation roiling the BC Legislature on Tuesday, most of the media attending the ZEV announcement spent their time asking questions about that issue. One brave soul, however, questioned the support of Hydrogen powered cars in the government’s climate plan asking if the production and use of hydrogen fuel would increase BC’s Greenhouse…
Members of the VEVC were out in force at the BC Legislature on Tuesday as Premier John Horgan and Third Party Leader Andrew Weaver made a joint announcement on the province’s electric vehicle future. The provincial government, in partnership with the BC Green caucus, will introduce legislation next spring to phase in targets for the sale of zero emission vehicles…
The Victoria Electric Vehicle Club has begun a recruitment campaign to encourage members to participate in the goals of the association. A breakdown of the initiatives being embarked upon follows. If you would like to participate in any of them simply email the club with your contact information. The Victoria Electric Vehicle Club’s Purpose, per our 2016 constitution, is to:…
Pending final regulator approval, Montreal taxi fleet Taxelco is about to add 60 BYD e6 cabs as it transitions to fully electric operations. Already the owner of the largest private supercharger station in Canada, the company sees BYD’s 5 door MPV with a 300 Km range as the key step in reaching its goal of putting 350 fully electric taxis…
Clean-tech information group Fleetcarma has released a report indicating that 8.3 percent of new vehicles sold in Canada were fully electric. Numbers from January to the end of September 2018 reveal that 34,357 EVs were sold nationwide. The bulk of these went to buyers in Ontario, Quebec and British Columbia, where the latter province’s EV figures amounted to 15% of…
The Victoria EV Club was a key part of last week’s Urban Mobility Expo held on Victoria’s Centennial Square for the benefit of members of Infrastructure Canada in the hope of gaining $10 Million in funding for local electrified transportation. Joining us at the South Island Prosperity Project sponsored event were a myriad of new electric vehicles including three different…
It seems that when it comes to electric cars, British Columbia New Car showrooms remain empty. Clean Energy Canada, a climate and clean energy think tank affiliated with Simon Fraser University, has just released a report on EV availability in BC entitled “Batteries Not Included”. And it reveals that during the past Summer only 40% of British Columbia’s 322 new…
Members of the Victoria EV Club will be joining the South Island Prosperity Project next Tuesday (October 16th) from 11:00 am – 3:00 pm at Victoria City Hall’s Centennial Square to support a drive to earn $10 Million to electrify Urban Mobility in the Capital Regional District. The event will showcase EVs, electric buses and other modes of zero-emission transportation…
The Chevy Bolt has proven so popular that General Motors is increasing production by 20% during the last months of 2018 and will continue that increased level of production throughout the coming year. And the bulk of these new 200 mile range vehicles are heading to Canada. That’s because GM’s first 100% electric car is hugely in demand here, where…
You could say that all three of this week’s featured posts are great news for supporters of electric vehicles and very bad news for car dealerships hoping to sustain interest in the internal combustion engine. This week Tesla began delivering 900 recently purchased Model 3s to Vancouver, once again taking over parking at the PNE grounds where eager buyers are…
