§ 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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"It is of enormous importance because of the shortage of gasoline. Portable power plants are necessary. Portable power plants mean portable fuel. But liquid fuel from the earth is limited in quantity. Coal is also limited, practically; we have enough for perhaps a hundred years, but then what? Water power is inexhaustible. With water power to make electricity and an efficient means of storing that energy by a battery, we can be independent of gasoline for many purposes for which it is now used. The enormous increase in the use of electric wagons, trucks, and pleasure cars, equipped with these batteries, clearly shows the trend of the future."
-- Thomas Alva Edison, 1924, writing on the Edison (nickel iron) battery
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Other EV Canada crossings of note -
Fall 2008 - History is made. VEVA associate Justin Lemire-Elmore of Vancouver rides cross-Canada on his custom e-Bike using $8.57 worth of power. Link.
Sept 2010 - History is made again. First electric-only car across Canada. UBC/VEVA team Ricky Gu/Colin Mastin and his dog travelled from Vancouver to Halifax (with no support vehicle of any kind) over 13 driving days of 650 km each in a 53 kWh converted 1972 VW beetle before the availablity of any public charging stations! Link
Sept 2010 - Second Canada crossing in an electric car. Mitsubishi fields two i-MiEVs across Canada on a roadshow with a caravan of support vehicles complete with gas generators.
Nov 2014 - VEVA president Bruce Stout crosses Canada in both directions in his Tesla S85 as a participant of the 2014 e-Mazing Race, sponsored by Sun Country Highway and their cross-Canada Level 2 charging network completed in 2012.
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Come to the Monthly VEVA Meeting
Next meeting: TUESDAY Dec 10, 2019 7:00-9:30 pm,
Location: Trev Deeley Motorcycles, 1875 Boundary Rd.
Agenda: VEVA's traditional pot-luck themed year end party
Members Note: Meeting audio and a link to the video is usually placed into the Members' Area a week after the meeting, timing varies.
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EV FAQt
"THE Stone Age did not end for lack of stone, and the Oil Age will end long before the world runs out of oil." - Quotation is from Sheikh Zaki Yamani, a Saudi Arabian who served as his country's oil minister three decades ago.

EV Related Forums
Join an growing online community of EVers! Browse these forums and get involved. There are a lot of projects for bikes, cars, batteries, charging and more with knowledge you can apply to your own projects!
DIY Electric Car Forums
V is for Voltage
EVforum.net




A 1912 Production Electric Car
Shown above is VEVA's 1912 Detroit Electric. This car was owned by Mrs. Florence French of Victoria, BC from 1912 till the 1950s. It was driven regularly until the mid-1950s. Electric cars were popular with the ladies due to the ease of starting, quietness and smoke-free cleanliness. The original Nickel-Iron batteries were replaced in the late 1990s because the cases were deteriorated - but they still worked fine! View a photo of the Detroit at home in the Stave Falls BC Hydro powerhouse museum, also built in 1912! It's near Mission, BC at 31338 Dewdney Trunk Road. Call ahead at 604-462-1222 for hours.


2012 Production Electric Cars

The Nissan Leaf
As of 2012, 100 years after the Detroit Electric rolled off the assembly line, The Nissan LEAF electric car is now in production in the Japan, the USA and the EU. As of 2013, it is the world's best selling electric car. The LEAF has a real-world range of 100-160 km, depending on road conditions and driving style. With charging stations being installed at a great rate starting in 2012, including some planned Level 3 chargers which provide an adequate charge from empty in less than an hour, this is the pure electric with the most promise for the masses.


Petro-Canada Announces Fast Charging Network
Feb 15, 2019 - Petro-Canada has installed the first of its cross-Canada fast charging network locations in Milton, Ontario. (more ...)



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