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: ”…
SSI EV SHOW Schedule By Jim Standen There are many B&B’s on SSI and I would recommend checking out the Chamber of Commerce listings: http://www.saltspringtourism.com/accommodations-2/. Salt Spring Inn, Hedgerow B&B and Gatehouse B&B have recently installed Level II chargers. For those on a “Tesla” budget, there is Hastings house, also close to theFriday evening event. Hi All, I have booked…
New VLC Sponsor VLC welcomes Julian Sale of Motorize Auto Direct inc. as one of our sponsors. Julian brings in used US Nissan LEAFs from the US as does Campus Nissan and makes them available to the public at competitive pricing. Nissan of Canada stands behind the manufacturers warranties through our local LEAF certified local Campus Nissan service provider. Julian…
EVs only on Salt Spring Island EVs only on Salt Spring Island you say? Not quite. Gas delivery to Salt Spring Island may stop altogether if the rate of electric car and solar charging adoption continues at this current pace. Electric cars are coming into Victoria by the truckload and Islanders can’t wait to get their hands on an electric…
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…
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…
Climate Insights 101 A trilogy of animated and interactive courses that provide a comprehensive understanding of the causes of climate change, of how society can adapt, and the options for mitigation. Each course contains 3-4 lessons with test-your-knowledge sections. Start the lectures Electric car good start*Electric car good start*Electric car good start*Electric car good start
Electric Cars For Every One Today’s VLC executives in serious discussion over pre-wired EV chargers for new homes in all of Greater Victoria. Jim Hindson has taken on that task and you may follow his VLC forum reports. VLC EV owners will be notified. Jim Henshaw, Royals Event Organizer, explained how the Royals event will differ from last years event….
Victoria LEAF Club Pender Island EV Awareness Update Victoria LEAF Club President Manfred Wissemann has suspended all other VLC activities so as to raise awareness of the numerous benefits of electric vehicle ownership, as if sustainable transportation low cost of maintenance and clean air were not enough, by dedicating an experienced group of hard working working volunteers to assist with…
Oak Bay Antique Car Show Date & Time: August 10, 2014 8am-4pm http://www.bletheringplace.com/carshow/index.html YouTube videos on previous car shows Come enjoy a day of automotive history. VLC’s 3rd. Annual participation by invitation of Ken Agate, Organizer Live music at our electric car portion of the show selected by Jim Hill, Director of VLC’s performing arts. 100% electric car REGISTRATION HERE Oak…
