As the online tracker on the CEV for BC website ticks lower, British Columbia Car Dealerships are being notified that the current funding for EV purchase incentives are being restricted to manual applications only. Some manufacturers are already telling us they have been informed that rebates for new buyers are no longer available, which may mean that the applications already…
As of January 4, 2021, Electric Vehicle charging fees have come into effect for all Victoria, Saanich and Oak Bay city-owned public electric vehicle chargers, including those located in Victoria’s city-owned parkades and the six new Level 2 chargers on Broad Street. EV charging fees throughout the region will be $1 per hour and EV parking stalls will…
Tesla Canada has announced the construction or expansion of its Supercharger network to 44 locations across Canada. All installations will be updated before the end of 2021. Unfortunately, a handful of under-used Superchargers have also been removed. A full list of the new or expanded locations is below. It does not include chargers being installed as part of Tesla’s “Destination…
Numbers released today by Stats Canada indicate that the group of municipalities surrounding and including the city of Victoria are home to the country’s largest population of newly registered (ZEV) electric vehicles. As of July 2020, 13.4% of all new vehicles registered in the Province of British Columbia were in the CRD. The next closest city was Vancouver at 11%….
BC Hydro has begun rolling out a series of strategies by which Condo owners can convince their strata councils to add EV charging to their properties. Using three already resolved instances wherein EV owners were successful in having EV charging adopted by their strata council, Hydro is offering suggestions on best practices on their corporate web page. VicEVA has long…
Electric vehicle associations representing 42,000 EV owners across the province have submitted a list of ten recommended policies for parties to include in their platforms. These measures will ensure that electric vehicle adoption remains a priority for the new government to enable British Columbian residents and businesses to share in the economic and environmental benefits of electric vehicles, more generally…
Canada was the first country to make the “Drive to Zero Pledge” last June, committing to grow zero-emission commercial vehicle manufacturing, infrastructure and deployment. Joining it this week were China, Germany, Finland, Japan, Chile, Norway, Sweden and the Netherlands. “Freight is often overlooked in the discussion, but is crucial for us to meet our climate goals and improve the livability…
PACCAR, the manufacturer of such well known trucking models as Kenworth and Peterbilt, has teamed with Faith Technologies and Schneider Electric to provide charging infrastructure solutions for customers who purchase industry-leading battery electric Kenworth and Peterbilt trucks in the United States and Canada. Kenworth and Peterbilt have begun taking customer orders for production model Kenworth K270E and the Peterbilt Model…
Walmart Canada says it has more than tripled its reservations of Tesla Semi trucks to a total of 130. Walmart Canada reserved 10 Semi trucks following Tesla’s reveal of the new truck back in 2017 and then ordered 30 more in 2018. “Tripling our reservation of Tesla Semi trucks is part of our ongoing effort to innovate the business and prioritize sustainability… By converting 20%…
BC Hydro is conducting customer research on their EV fast chargers to gather feedback about fast charging rates and the fast charging experience overall. The information will help them better understand and improve the customer experience. All responses are submitted in confidence and treated accordingly. Your personal information will be managed separately from the survey questions so that your responses…
