Self Driving EV is Here By James Locke, Victoria EV Club Having owned our Tesla Models S for roughly 4 months prior to the Version 7 release of the Tesla update I must say it felt like Christmas in October! The anticipation was enormous and the excitement palpable. When I woke up in the morning and saw the update ready to…
Colwood Fast Charger Update Very impressive work done by the city of Colwood. The new fast charger is located across from the Juan de Fuca Recreation Centre in the heart of Colwood and provides parking for people wanting to car pool. This is an ideal opportunity for people to park their gas or clean diesel cars and drive to Victoria in…
By Jim Hindson FREE ELECTRIC CAR WITH EVERY TOWNHOUSE! A first for Greater Victoria and possibly a first in the world- a brand new Electric Vehicle (EV) and fully installed wall charger when you purchase a new Zebra Design Townhome from Large & Co Developers! Every unit in the 10 unit development ParkView at 1060 Tillicum Road near Craigflower, comes with…
Salt Spring Island EV Report The day started with a QA by Julian Sale and Cam of Motorized direct. Jim Standen, sitting on the right, had to step in to stop the session go into overtime after one and one half hours of questions. The enthusiasm of Salt Spring Islanders is amazing. A young lady emailed the day after: ”…
Mother Bear’s next Meal Dry riverbeds beg the question: “Where will mother bear’s next meal be coming from?” Photo by Manfred Wissemann The adoption of electric transportation must be hastened in order to reverse the fast approaching consequences of climate change. Quite a few of our VLC members are now zero emission with two evs and many solar panels on…
Used Nissan Leaf Should I Buy A Used Nissan Leaf (Or Another Electric Car)? About 15 million people buy a new vehicle in the U.S. each year, on average–but almost 40 million buy used cars in that same year. Modern electric cars have been sold in the U.S. since December 2010. Not surprisingly, they’re started to show up on used-car…
Successful EV Coffee Chat DCFC Location By Michael Baxter Our fast charger will be installed by Emery Electric directed by and paid for by BC Hydro. The equipment has already arrived and Emery is just waiting for BC Hydro to connect the higher power supply to the existing electrical box. The location is at the corner of Ocean Boulevard and…
Uptown Fast Charger Update Mark Boysen 11:26 AM (4 hours ago) to Sustainability. Happy to report that we had a successful test of the station this morning. Please try it out at your convenience and I would appreciate hearing how it goes. The station is #33006 on the Greenlots system. We will have a formal launch in the coming weeks,…
VLC 2015 Victoria Electric Car Show By Jim Henshaw, Royals Event Organizer The next big event on the Victoria Leaf Club calendar arrives Friday February 20th at Victoria’s Save-On-Foods arena as the hometown WHL Royals take on the Kelowna Rockets, a team whose fire breathing dragon mascot still runs on fossil fuels. The game will feature brand new EVs from…
Fuel Economy Tips/Charging Tips/Lower rates The VLC promotes 100% electric cars only. Your best guide on fuel economy tips (EV owners call it “Energy Economy”) tips come from your users manual of your electric car. Your LEAF will tell you specifically what your bad driving habits are and tell you how to increase your energy economy. Select energy economy from…
