Unveiling the Historic Picture at the Royal Bay Bakery

Dear Members, There will be an important meeting for all VEVC members on Saturday March 5, 1-3 pm at the Royal Bay Bakery. Master Baker David Grove, or David as he likes to be called, has allowed us to hang our picture inscribed with all past and present executive board members on his cafeteria wall. I will also ask him…

TeslaXCanada

TeslaXCanada Connecting with Nature in Sedona AZ Posted on January 15, 2016 by silkesf I first went to Sedona with my family as a teenager. I loved it then when I was sixteen and I love it now at the age of…ah, lets skip that…There’s natural beauty here everywhere. It’s hard not to see it. It makes you feel you want…

Faster Than Tesla

Faster Than Tesla Aaron Tilley , FORBES STAFF Faraday Future’s electric concept car, the FFZERO1 In a tightly packed tent on a rainy Las Vegas night, Faraday Future made its first unveiling to the world. The new electric vehicle startup is still a “couple years” away from launching its first production vehicle, but it’s not afraid of setting up some…

Mars Is Getting Closer

Mars Is Getting Closer             Nasa trialled an engine that would take us to Mars in 10 weeks And may have inadvertently created a warp drive in the process. FIONA MACDONALD NASA scientists have reported that they’ve successfully tested an engine called the electromagnetic propulsion drive, or the EM Drive, in a vacuum that replicates…

$20M in electric car charging stations

$20M in electric car charging stations Ont. Liberals to invest $20M in electric car charging stations Keith Leslie, The Canadian Press Published Tuesday, December 8, 2015 9:46AM EST Last Updated Tuesday, December 8, 2015 2:56PM EST PARIS — Ontario’s Liberal government will hand out $20 million in grants next year to help create a network of public charging stations for…

B.C. signs zero-emission vehicle pledge

B.C. signs zero-emission vehicle pledge If embraced worldwide, move could cut global emissions by 40 per cent. The Canadian Press Posted: Dec 10, 2015 1:00 PM PT Last Updated: Dec 10, 2015 1:00 PM PT British Columbia has joined a global team aiming to fill highways and city streets with zero-emission vehicles over the next 35 years. Environment Minister Mary…

Open Letter to Prime Minister Trudeau

Open Letter to Prime Minister Trudeau An open letter on climate change to Canada’s Prime Minister Trudeau   December 12, 2015 Dear Prime Minister: Regarding: Accelerating the electrification of the transportation sector The greatest and most immediate opportunities to reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) levels are in the transportation sector which accounts for 23% of all greenhouse gas emissions in Canada.  As…

Tesla Insight

Tesla Insight through Co-founder’s Distinguished Lecture Jeffrey Brian “JB” Straubel, part of the founding team and the Chief Technical Officer of Tesla Motors gives some great insight through a Distinguished Lecture at the College of Engineering at the University of Nevada at Reno.  At Tesla, Straubel oversees the technical and engineering design of the vehicles. Straubel also has responsibility for new…

Elon Musk talks in Paris

Elon Musk talks in Paris “The people have the power to make the change.” “Everyone needs to make the change, we all share in the same future.” “Recycle the batteries for ever.” “What action can we take to accelerate the transition to a better future?”