Back in 2012, when the first incarnation of the Victoria EV Club formed, owners of electric cars gathered at Colwood’s Royal Bay Bakery, turning it into an unofficial clubhouse. There were pictures of club events on the walls, information on electric cars and invariably EVs on the lot and owners who’d stopped for a sandwich or sunshine cookie willing to…
At its monthly Board Meeting on July 14th, 2018, the Victoria Electric Vehicle Club appointed two new members, bid farewell to two more and re-structured its executive. Lisa Locke departs the board for a two year Jansky Fellowship at the National Radio Astronomical Observatory in Charlottesville, Virginia. Jim Henshaw steps down to concentrate on event organization for the club as…
Elon Musk: Tesla Model 3 Will Get Free Long Distance Charging, But Not Free Local 10 hours ago by Eric Loveday 85Comments insideevs Tesla Model 3 Tesla Supercharger Even when the Tesla Model 3 is not supposed to be the topic of conversation, it still is the topic conversation. Take, for example, the Tesla/SolarCity merger announced yesterday. In a special…
City of Montreal amps up electric car charging network 50 new charging stations will be installed across 7 boroughs By Brennan Neill, CBC News Posted: Nov 10, 2016 1:12 PM ETLast Updated: Nov 10, 2016 1:12 PM ET The City of Montreal said it plans to have 1,000 charging stations installed across all boroughs by 2020. (Jonathan Hayward/Canadian Press) 45 shares…
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 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…
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, …
Victoria Welcomes Tesla Model X A phone call from our own Jim Hindson commanded several members on short notice to Uptown without any explanation, “Head over to the Uptown fast charger for 10:00 am!” Jim said. Of course we were curious and asked him, “What’s up Jim?” “It’s a surprise,” he answered. Now we had to go. Right? So we…
ROYALS EVENT BRIEFING Membership Meeting/Coffee Chat Everyone Welcome By Jim Henshaw, Royals Event Organizer Today 1-3 p.m. At the Royal Bay Bakery Organic Bakery Address: 3337 Metchosin Rd, Colwood, BC V9C 2A7 Phone:(250) 478-3717
Open Letter To All BC Municipalities An Open Letter on Climate Change to British Columbia Municipalities March 3, 2016 Dear Mayor and Members of Council: Re: Accelerating the electrification of the transportation sector This open letter communication is from electric vehicle (EV) organizations and supporters representing hundreds of experienced EV owners and outlines the measures that need to be taken…