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§ Scrap-it Website goes live Jan 6. Only 1750 rebates of $6,000 available. Also, a guaranteed $5,000 federal and CEVforBC rebate of $3,000. Check for current EV incentives here at canadaevsales.com § Come to our Coffee Meetup most Saturdays, 11 am to 1 pm. Location: Emily Carr University of Art and Design East boardroom, main level. Parking is $1 an hour on campus roads, or off campus. Contact us for a charging pass only if you need a charge. Check in HERE § EV drivers who have received the provincial decal for HOV lanes can also access HOV lanes in Vancouver, regardless of the number of occupants. The decals do not provide EV drivers with access to bus lanes. There are two HOV lanes in Vancouver: westbound on Georgia St between approximately Seymour St and Denman St, and on Grandview Highway between Boundary Rd and Skeena St. |
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consuming an average diet and riding a bike is lower-carbon than an electric car powered on natural gas, but worse than one powered by nuclear, solar, hydro, or wind. We suspect EVs are actually cleaner than mass transit's infrastrure and operational overhead!','http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1108357_electric-cars-vs-bicycles-which-has-a-higher-carbon-footprint','1','','','1','2017-02-15' ); boxportal('brown','EVs a Big Component of Ontario's 5-Yr Climate Action Plan','Jun 8, 2016 - After consultation with EV industry partners over the last year, Plug'n Drive Ontario has worked closely with Ontario's Ministries to develop a series of practical and comprehensive policy recommendations to help electrify Ontario's transportation sector. Highlights: -Eliminating Ontario's portion of HST (8%) from new EV purchases. This is in addition to the existing incentive of up to $14,000 off a new EV purchase and $1,000 off the purchase and installation of a home charging station -A subsidy program for low and moderate income households to replace a gas car more than 12 years old with a new or used emissions-free electric car -Up to $2 million for Plug'n Drive to establish and operate a facility to showcase electric vehicles and related technology to Ontarians across the Province -FREE electricity for four years when charging at home overnight -Building code changes mandating an EV charging plug in all new homes and town-homes -Mandatory charging infrastructure at all new commercial office buildings and appropriate workplaces -$10 million for EV education campaigns -$10 million for electric school bus pilot projects in five communities Read 85-pg PDF ...','http://www.applications.ene.gov.on.ca/ccap/products/CCAP_ENGLISH.pdf','1','','','1','2016-06-19' ); boxportal('','More States Form Legislation Madating Apartment Charging','Jan 22, 2016 - EV charging is an important issue. For people who live in apartments or condominiums, getting access to a charging station for an EV can be a problem. If the objective is to make driving an EV a pleasant experience for everyone, this problem needs a solution. EVs should not be restricted only to single family home owners. California Senate Assembly Bill 2565 and the upcoming Maryland's Senate Bill 168 are hints of what's to come.Circuit sharing schemes such as Evercharge which take advantage of the J1772 standard's ability to throttle the charging rate are already on the way.','http://gas2.org/2016/01/21/ev-charging-for-apartment-and-condo-residents/','1','','','1','2016-06-01' ); boxportal('','2016 GM Volt Incrementally Better','May 18, 2015 - Chevrolet has completely redesigned its plug-in hybrid Volt for 2016. It's 240 pounds lighter, uses fewer cells but increases energy to 18.4 kWh from 17.1 kWh. Two electric motors make it faster, and the 1.5l gas engine now is rated at 41 mpg vs the previous 37 mpg. The T-pack has been lowered - now the rear seats three. The LG Chem plant in Holland, MI is going from idle to full capacity. See 2016 Volt battery engineering.','http://www.popsci.com/2015-detroit-auto-show-chevys-new-volt-lighter-faster-and-more-efficient?dom=fb&src=SOC','1','Volt-2016-600.jpg','','1','2015-06-28' ); boxportal('','Nissan and NASA partner to jointly develop and deploy autonomous drive vehicles by end of year','Jan 9, 2015 - SUNNYVALE, Calif. - Nissan Motor Co., through its North American-based organization, and NASA today announced the formation of a five-year research and development partnership to advance autonomous vehicle systems and prepare for commercial application of the technology.','https://veva.ca/nissan-and-nasa/','0','20150114-nissan-nasa.jpg','left','1','2016-01-19' ); boxportal('','WWF Releases 2014 Canada EV Update Report','Nov 13, 2014 - WWF Canada and plugndrive have released a 19-page report on the 2014 status of EV adoption in Canada.','http://awsassets.wwf.ca/downloads/wwf_ev_progress_update_report_2014.pdf','1','wwf-plugndrive.png','','1','2014-11-23' ); boxportal('','Battery Prices May Already be Dropping - Heads Up Conversion Folks!','May 30, 2014 - Surplus EV battery packs are an early indicator of low pack prices coming down the pipe. The 24 kWh packs from the Renault Fluence (Better Place bankruptcy) which use cells mostly indentical to those in the Nissan Leaf are being resold at $7000 from EVTV. The close-cousin in terms of chemistry are the 16 kWH packs from the GM Volt which are listed online in several places at $2995 full retail, discounted as low as $2300.','http://cleantechnica.com/2014/01/07/ev-battery-prices-much-lower-think/','1','','','1','2014-06-09' ); ?> |
