Have you heard this EV myth? “Those electric vehicles are an unacceptable fire hazard!” I’m sure you have, since print media, TV, and social channels will trumpet every EV fire that happens…repeatedly. But what is the hazard reality in context to the currently accepted Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) status quo? First off- can an EV catch fire? Well, since both…
Have you heard this EV myth? “Those electric vehicle batteries will end up in the landfill!” There is an ongoing myth that EV batteries end their life being thrown into the landfill. Perhaps this is because that is what some people do with their consumer electronics batteries (please do NOT do that) and an assumption is made that is also…
The first part of that myth is battery replacement. Everyone has had the experience of needing to replace rechargeable batteries in consumer electronics, so this myth has a popular following. Looking at our smartphones, whose early batteries would fail and need replacement, or just get so weak their run time was too short for their purpose, one can understand…
Sure, who hasn’t heard this one, but is it true for most people and most of the time? Let’s look at the daily requirements- commuting and shopping. According to Statistics Canada, the vast majority Canadians (eighty percent) have roundtrip commutes of just over 17 kilometers a day while the remaining twenty percent travelled further with an average roundtrip of eighty…
Have you ever heard of this one? “Electric vehicles are way too expensive to charge and will make your home power bill explode!” There is some truth to that statement, after all you are using more home electricity to run an EV, but the reality is much better. Over 90% of EV owners charge their car at home, overnight, and…
This is a frequent, misinformed, statement: “The batteries in EVs are worse for the environment than a gas or diesel vehicle.” There is *some* truth to that statement, as making an EV battery is an energy intense process in the mining, refining, and building processes, but that is not the whole story. First off, let us set things up…
Electric Vehicle Owners Are Taking Back Canada’s Flag. With Canada Day approaching and many Canadians feeling that flying the Canadian flag has become synonymous with anti-social behavior, the Victoria Electric Vehicle Association has announced that electric vehicles will be leading the way to “Recapture the Flag.” Beginning June 23, 2022, more than 2000 VicEVA members will proudly take to the…
Tesla will finally release Version 10.12 of its Full Self-Driving (FSD) Beta in Canada tomorrow, Friday, March 12. To assist those drivers hoping to qualify as Canadian Beta testers for the program, a small group VicEVA Telsa owners met with the association’s former president and secretary, James and Lisa Locke, who have been part of the Beta test program in…
Westshore RCMP took to the Tesla Service Centre podium to announce the acquisition of both a Tesla Model Y and Ford Mustang Mach-E to their patrol fleet. This marks the first time the RCMP will use a Tesla or a Mustang Mach-E in an active policing role. These vehicles are the first for the National police force and a direct…
Pictured above, you’ll find Langford Mayor Stew Young and Developer Representative Jeanie Lee, flanking VicEVA Vice President Heather Kellington as they break ground for the first Tesla Sales, Service and Delivery Centre on Vancouver Island. The 35,000 square foot building will handle delivery of cars to new owners on Vancouver Island, while also providing both they and existing owners with…
