Solar PV Waste – What can we do?
YouTube Video from “Just Have a Think” discussing Solar PV Waste and what can be done to keep it out of the ground.
The Movement to Solar
The Saturday January 9th VicEVA Coffee Chat featured an exciting presentation on Solar power by Tim Grandjean of Shift Energy. Many in attendance asked for follow up documents and Tim has supplied a .pdf which appears in the link at the bottom of this post. Those interested in speaking with Tim about Solar energy can reach him via the following…
Living Without Oil
Saturday’s well attended coffee chat in Metchosin featured a presentation by Arno Keinonen and Glenn Garry on the recent UVic Elder Academy lectures concerning our energy future entitled “Living Without Oil”. Their presentation was very well received and prompted requests for the videos and PowerPoint presentations made available by UVic be passed on to the membership. So here you go….
Building the Harmless Home
It’s an all-video week at the website as we offer videos from three VEVC Board members on subjects related to EV ownership and sustainability. In this Post, Board member Arno Keinonen discusses the construction of his zero-emission home which also serves his zero-emission vehicles.
Chargepoint to Expand Charging Network
Last week, ChargePoint announced it has raised $240 million to build enough chargers to support 2.5 million electric cars worldwide. While ChargePoint is currently the largest EV charging network, a court mandate to settle diesel emissions cheating charges has Volkswagen already building the Electrify America network to rival Tesla Superchargers. Competitors such as EVgo are also expanding and Tesla announced…
The True Cost of Hybrids
It’s always been accepted by those adopting electric cars or in favor of lowering fossil fuel emissions that, while not a perfect solution, Hybrid vehicles are at least a step in the right direction. Turns out that philosophy might not always be in the best interest of Hybrid buyers. According to its 2018 Canadian Hybrid Analysis, Vincentric (the industry data…
Tesla Increases Powerwall Production
Finally on top of its issues with production on its car assembly lines, Tesla is moving to ramp up production on its Powerwall home storage batteries. Much sought after because of its lower cost per kWh than competitive storage systems, Powerwall availability has been limited in many markets outside the United States and many reservation holders have complained about the…
Tesla Shareholder’s Meeting VIDEOS – June 2017
All the highlights (and quips) from Tesla’s annual shareholder meeting Michael J. Coren, qz.com, June 6, 2017 Tesla CEO Elon Musk likes to use his annual meetings to banter with fans in the audience when he isn’t batting away challenges from shareholders. At the 2017 meeting today (June 6), fresh off a streak of stock success dating back to Dec….
Tesla unveils its new ‘sleek and low-profile’ exclusive solar panel made by Panasonic
Fred Lambert, Electrek.co April 9, 2017 The attention around Tesla’s solar products is mostly focused on its solar roof tiles, but those address only a new segment in the market – the new roof segment. Tesla is also trying to innovate for homeowners who don’t need a new roof, but who still want to generate their own solar energy. This…
Canada’s oil industry ponders its fate as the threat of electric cars looms in the rearview mirror
Geoffrey Morgan, April 3, 2017, Financial Post CALGARY – Canada’s energy industry gathered at a petroleum museum Monday to consider how electric cars threaten oil, the country’s biggest export, especially if battery-powered cars make up 50 per cent of vehicles on the road by 2050 as projected. Peter Tertzakian, executive director of ARC Energy Research Institute — which organized the event…
