Jay Leno is apparently Hollywood’s biggest car collector with over 100 cars and over 80 motorcycles. He has his own Internet car show, Jay Leno’s Garage. He seems to have quite an appreciation for electric cars and even how they charge. His garage has even been referred to as Jay’s Green Garage. First he put a large wind turbine on…
** Change of Location: Now Mile 0 Monument ** Saturday June 11, 10:30 am Join Silke, Rolf and Kye at Mile 0 Monument on Saturday, June 11, 10:30 – 11am as they get ready to leave on a 3 month trip across Canada in their Tesla Model X and Camping Trailer. With this trip, Rolf and Silke are planning to raise…
Marc Semail, VEVC Contributor Solar panels made from aluminum cans … a Canadian company, CanSolair, has been doing this for a number of years. Does it work? Well, Jay Ingram, host of the Daily Planet on the Discovery Channel, and author of “The Ultimate Book of Everyday Science” identifies Jim’s invention as an “ingenious device for using solar energy to heat buildings.”…
Jim Standen, VEVC Member Salt Spring Island, BC As I finished my BCSEA Webinar, Silence in the Streets: The Future of Transport in BC and watched our Salt Spring Island (SSI) EV Celebration film again, I sat back and paused to reflect on how much progress we have made with the growth of fully electric vehicles ownership on SSI. We were an…
The Victoria EV Club and Tesla X Canada proudly presents… The VEVC Victoria Parade Convoy featuring Tesla X Canada Model X & Camping Trailer and Interviews with the EV Drivers!!! Interviews & Highlights: 2:20 James Locke, Tesla Model S 3:30 Lisa Locke, Nissan LEAF 5:30 Jim Hindson, Kia Soul EV 6:56 Martin & Susan Webb, Smart EV 7:30 Barry…
Ontario to spend $7-billion on sweeping climate change plan Adrian Morrow and Greg Keenan, The Globe and Mail May 16, 2016 The Ontario government will spend more than $7-billion over four years on a sweeping climate change plan that will affect every aspect of life – from what people drive to how they heat their homes and workplaces – in…
BMW launches first solar carport charging facility in South Africa PLUS Comment from our VEVC President — see below. Johannesburg, 21 May 2016 German automaker BMW has launched its first solar carport charging facility in the country. It now makes it possible for electric and plug-in hybrid models to charge completely using green energy. German automaker BMW has launched…
Bring on the Sunshine Cornell Chronicle, May 3, 2016 Bring on the sunshine: Cornell University’s new Sutton Road Solar Farm, a 2-megawatt energy facility that will offset nearly 40 percent of the annual electricity demand at the New York State Agricultural Experiment Station (NYSAES) in Geneva, New York, became fully operational April 13. “Our researchers are conducting basic and applied…
Ontarians drive, live and work ‘green’ Kevin Libin: Kathleen Wynne’s monstrous new utility to make Ontarians drive, live and work ‘green’ Kevin Libin | April 28, 2016 | Things just got a whole lot brighter in Canada for the electric-car business. Word has leaked that the country’s largest province is preparing to help buy a plug-in vehicle or hybrid for millions of…
Convert Nearly Any Bike In 1-Minute GeoOrbital Surges Past Kickstarter Goal 06-May-2016 The Massachusetts startup hopes to make the switch to electric-assisted cycling even easier by converting nearly any bike in 1-minute’s time. It seems like a pretty slick idea. The Boston-based startup has attracted nearly 500 backers and surged well past their $75,000 goal. At the moment, they have…
