** 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…
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…
The Victoria Day Parade and the VEVC Lisa Locke, VEVC Editor It was a perfect day, not too hot and not too rainy, but just right for a parade into downtown Victoria, BC to celebrate Queen Victoria’s birthday. The Victoria EV Club had 6 electric cars and one of them was towing a camping trailer! See above, a shiny new…
Sooke, BC, Canada to Williamsburg, Virginia Lisa Locke, VEVC Editor, May 19, 2016 These past two weeks my family and I drove our all-electric Tesla Model S from Victoria, BC, Canada to Williamsburg, Virginia to attend the Tesla Road Trip 2016 (@TeslaRoadTrip) event. The 10,400 km trip included 11 days of travel and 3 days at the event in Virginia. On…
Everyone is welcome to the Victoria Day Parade! Our children will be carrying the banner shown below ahead of our train of Electric cars in the May 23 Victoria Day Parade. Step on out of your Electric cars and join us! A call to action by Silke Sommerfeld, VEVC events coordinator of the Victoria Day Parade. Dear Victoria EV…
Arbutus Ridge Golf Club EV Roadtrip “Trophy Award Dinner” VEVC is pleased to announce our first Golfing Road Trip. Dr. Marty Cole has accepted the appointment as our Tournament Director. Dr. Cole is a practicing podiatrist and has clinics in Victoria, Duncan and Nanaimo. Marty has a 2016 Nissan LEAF and according to him: “I just love my Nissan LEAF,”…
Comox Glacier Expedition Kelvin Kedves Expedition Leader, Geologist and former RCMP officer. VEVC has appointed former RCMP officer Kelvin Kedves, MiEV owner to lead an expedition up to the Comox Glacier. Kelvin studied geology at the University of Saskatchewan and VEVC is proud to have him lead this investigation. The idea is to start with an exciting EV road trip to the…
Victoria Day EV Parade By Silke Sommerfeld, VEVC Victoria Parade Coordinator, VEVC board member, Blog: TeslaXCanada Mark your calendar for Monday May 23, Victoria Day Parade! The Victoria EV Club will be participating in the Victoria Day Parade on May 23rd this year! We will be attending with six electric cars, and there will be a surprise as well, something we…
Creatively United for the Planet Festival FRIDAY Friday, April 15, 6 pm – 10 pm, Royal Bay Secondary School Farm-to-Table Gourmet Dinner Live Music • Dancing • Art Show • Silent Auction 6 – 7 pm: jazz trio, mix n’ mingle • 7 pm: dinner served • 8:30 – 10 pm: live music/dance SATURDAY Saturday, April 16, …
