Airport EV Charging Stations Unveiled First I like to thank every one of our club members for bringing out their electric cars and made this a successful event. Free charging at our Victoria International (YYJ) airport! There is a excellent report in the Times Colonist today along with an update on the airport’s website. Thank you to our Secretary Treasurer Jim Hindson who has worked…
Germany To Spend Billions Supporting Electric Car Expansion By Stephen Edelstein, Green Car Report Among European nations, Germany is one of the least active when it comes to policies promoting electric cars. Even as the country’s powerful auto industry has turned more attention to plug-in cars, government support for them has been largely limited to political speeches. But now German…
Come and join us at the Royal Bay Bakery on Saturday March 5 at 1-3 pm, enjoy good organic food and coffee, meet with Club Members and receive a free t-shirt. We have 15 free T-Shirts for the Victoria EV Club (VEVC)’s ECO NIGHT at the Victoria Royals March 11 game. Jim Henshaw will brief us on what we all can do to make ECO…
The IONIQ is Hyundai’s new car platform that will be offered with 3 electric powertrain options: all-electric (BEV), plug-in hybrid (PHEV) and conventional hybrid without a plug (HEV). The Korean automaker already released all the specs of the HEV version, but we still don’t have all the details for the all-electric and PHEV versions, even though they will all look…
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…
Become your kid’s biggest hero, go electric. We really have to my friends. We must stop burning fossil fuels now. Let’s not wait until 2050 to stop registering new gas/diesel cars. Sea levels are rising and a large portions of our home city Victoria too may be covered by sea water killing most of our beloved shrubs and trees in the effected areas. It…
Rumor: 2017 Kia Soul EV To Get a Facelift, Range Boost To Keep It Competitive Against 2016 LEAF, 2017 e-Golf, 2016 i3 NIKKI GORDON-BLOOMFIELD Self-confessed geek and mother of two, Nikki has been talking and writing about cars ever since she passed her driving test. Back then, her Internet contributions were all classic car-focused. Now, she’s all about greener, cleaner,…
$14K for people who buy electric cars The dashboard of the Volkswagen BUDD-e electric and connected car is on display during a keynote address at CES International, Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2016, in Las Vegas. (AP / John Locher) TORONTO — Ontario is offering additional incentives to people who buy electric cars, up to a maximum of $14,000. Current incentives range…
Climate Action Plan – public comments Prepared by Jim Hindson, VEVC secretary treasurer To all Members: Here is the biggest 5 minute opportunity that you may have in 2016 to make a difference. If you believe that the electrification of the transportation sector is vital to reducing CO2 emission levels and meeting the Paris COP21 targets put forth in…
