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…
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…
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…
How would you like to support current and wanna-be EV owners? Better yet, would you like to win a prize for sending the best email in support of current and wanna-be EV owners? The Victoria Electric Vehicle Club is launching two campaigns where your best support submission on behalf of current and prospective EV owners could win you a 1:18…
According to the latest edition of the International Energy Agency’s Global EV Outlook, electric passenger car sales climbed by 2.1 million last year, bringing the global stock to 7.2 million electric and plug-in hybrid passenger cars. China remains the world’s largest electric vehicle market, followed by Europe with 560,000 new vehicles and the United States with 330,000 electric passenger cars sold…
Tesla has commenced deliveries of its Model Y in British Columbia, with new buyers confirming the final configurations of their vehicles. Whether you’re personally preparing for this new addition to the Tesla fleet or simply want to learn more about it, just click on the attached .pdf. http://victoriaevclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Model-3_Y-Getting-Started-Guide-EN_CA.pdf
Despite an understandable dip in numbers due to the Pandemic lockdown, Canadian EV Sales for the first Quarter of 2020 still increased their market share. According to data published by Electric Autonomy Canada, the January through March period saw sales of 8,412 battery-electric and 3,586 plug-in hybrid vehicles. This represented a 3.8% share of all light-duty cars and trucks sold…
Despite a contracting global economy, reduction of staff to meet social distancing regulations and transitioning facilities to produce medical ventilators, Tesla still beat industry estimates of the number of cars it would be able to deliver in the first three months of 2020. While automotive experts had predicted 77,000 vehicle deliveries, Tesla put 88,400 new cars in the hands of…
Tesla Canada has begun to confirm Model Y deliveries to customers. Less than one year after the all-electric crossover was unveiled it will be arriving on Canadian streets. This is six full months ahead of tesla’s originally announced delivery date. Based on the Model 3, The Model Y features a maximum 483 km range (EPA est.), 0-100 km/h acceleration in…
As electric vehicle (EV) purchases continue to increase exponentially in BC, it is important that new building projects include EV charging infrastructure that is required to help reduce GHG emissions. Known as futureproofing, BC municipalities can take action by amending their zoning bylaws to require energized charging outlets at the time of new construction to avoid more costly electrical retrofits….
