A Used Nissan Leaf

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…

Clean Air Day Show and Tell 3 June 2015

Clean Air Day Show and Tell 3 June 2015 Ministry of Environment’s Clean Air Day activities on Wednesday, June 3 from 10-1pm (2975 Jutland). VLC’s fourth ” Clean Air Day ” Celebration at the Ministry of Environment. VLC strongly advocates the improvement of our air quality by removing all diesel engine from our cities by 2020, replacing all existing busses…

EV-Saanich-Sooke-Qualicum Beach

EV-Saanich-Sooke-Qualicum Beach Thank you Jim Hindson, Terrance Berscheid, Lisa Locke, Arno Keinonen, Harold Bird, and a special thanks to Sydney Locke, our youngest electric car advocate, of our special delegation to the “Sooke Emergency Conference” and the Qualicum Beach “Flourishing In A Green Economy” Sydney’s bright smile in a VLC T-shirt must have convinced many to go electric. :) Blurred…

Parksville/Qualicum EV Road Trip

Parksville/Qualicum EV Road Trip Flourishing In A Green Economy Dear VLC Members, Jim Hindson, VLC Event Organizer has provided us with an itinerary below. It is not to late to call Jim and book a trip in an EV to Parksville /Qualicum. There are six of us booked thus far including one Tesla. Below are our group rates for the…

VLC Coffee Chat Briefing

VLC Coffee Chat Briefing This coming Saturday the 11 April 2015 At Royal Bay Bakery from 11 – 1 This VLC meeting date has been suggested and approved by our VLC adviser and RBB owner David Grove Dear Victoria LEAF Club members, You are all welcome to attend our special Coffee Chat Briefing. 1) Sooke Emergency Response Conference Terrance Berscheid,…

Vancouver Auto Show 2015

Vancouver Auto Show 2015 Electric Avenue sounds really nice, 100% electric cars truly saving money and the environment. Four hours of careful walking through a mass of gas cars not to miss a single electric one. An impressive site. Futuristic and maybe useful to some people. I did not see one useful family electric Van. I was looking for the…

Electric Car Comes Of Age

Electric Car Comes Of Age By Jim Henshaw, Film maker and VLC’s Royals show co-ordinator By Manfred Wissemann, President VLC’s second annual “2015 Victoria Electric Car Show” was attended by about 7000 Royals fans and many EV enthusiasts enjoying a hockey electric car night. Different models of electric cars were well received by the public. The electric auto show is…

Electric Car Good Start

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

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….

Two Car Family May Save $80,000 On Gas With Electric Cars

By Manfred Wissemann Free Coffee and cookies a great hit at our VLC club house,  the Royal Bay Bakery today Saturday the 31st, 2014 We extended the cookie offer to any child walking into the bakery. Parents wanted to know what was up and were very eager to accept an electric car test drive offer. The family in the picture  are…