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Bring an Emotive EV Event or Activity to your community!
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| May 30, 2018 - Anyone can bring Emotive to engage their community to bring EV awareness. Emotive could provide variously an info table, an EV 101 presentation and EV test drives. Let us know how we can help you promote EVs in your community! (more ...)
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Canadian Electric Vehicles Featured for New Government Rebates
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 Jan 27, 2017 - Longtime VEVA member Canadian Electric Vehicles was featured in a press release for new BC Government rebates. The rebates, averaging 10-15% are aimed at industrial/farm/campus vehicles which have been purpose built by CanEV as well as imported large electric buses. (more ...)
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Richmond Ev User Aims To Charge Others Up
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| Mar 10, 2016 - Richmond News - John Roston, an adjunct professor at the McGill University Schulich School of Music is a Nissan leaf owner in Richmond who has started a website called PlugInRichmond.ca. Presently, there are 26 charging stations in Richmond. There were about 2,400 EVs in B.C. as of mid-2015. ICBC records show only 76 EVs in Richmond, as of December 2014. (more ...)
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ElectraFest 2015 Report
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| Jul 20, 2015 - Georgia Straight - On July 18, the 20th edition of ElectraFest, the Vancouver Electric Vehicle Association’s annual get-together, took place in the Concord Pacific parking lot just off Expo Boulevard. With at least a dozen manufacturers exhibiting their wares and free test drives/rides available throughout the day, it was the largest turnout ever for ElectraFest. Scattered among the offerings from manufacturers such as Nissan, Kia, Mitsubishi, BMW, Mercedes, and Tesla were a couple of new kids on the block. (more ...)
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VEVA in the News
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| Jan 8, 2015 - news1130.com - What would it take to get you into an electric car? The Vancouver Electric Vehicle Association thinks policy changes might be enough for British Columbians to start shopping for that new zero-gas-guzzling car. (more ...)
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Kelowna Company Brings Classic Cars Into a New Electric Paradigm
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| Oct 21, 2014 - Imagine driving a new sports car from your adolescence, but one which has modern styling cues, a performance profile and up to date options to match its new electric drivetrain. A Kelowna company is building such cars! (more ...)
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Imagine!
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 Jul 16, 2014 - Imagine waking up one day and looking up at those gas station signs, they all say 19.5 cents a litre ... and it's not a dream! (more ...)
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Come to the Monthly VEVA Meeting
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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.
Past Meetings
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Events Calendar
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Community EVents
See complete calendar here
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Other Event Links ...
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EV FAQt
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10 litres of gas requires 16 to 18 kwH of electricity to refine from crude. You could drive a typical EV 100 km on that same electricity. That's not counting the drilling, pumping and transport to gas stations. And what about the energy for extracting the bitumen?
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EV Related Forums
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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
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A 1912 Production Electric Car
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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.
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2012 Production Electric Cars
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The Nissan Leaf
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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.
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Petro-Canada Announces Fast Charging Network
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| 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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Possible Federal Budget Support for EVs?
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| Feb 20, 2018 - Electric Mobility Canada is hoping that their suggestion of waiving the GST on new EV purchases in Canada will be adopted by the federal government. This will certainly increase the adoption rate of EVs outside the three main provinces of Ontario, Quebec and BC. There were nearly 48,000 electric vehicles on Canada's roads last year, up from 29,000 in 2016. Read the article for detailed growth figures. (more ...)
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Lawrence National Lab Finds Short Range EVs Useful with Degraded Batteries
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| Jan 30, 2017 - Berkeley Lab scientists have determined that even with a 50% capacity fade on a 24 kWh EV battery, the daily travel needs of more than 80% of drivers are still met. They also found that power fade was not apparent at even the 70% degradation level, as the EV drivetrain power was always well under the battery's capacity to provide that power. (more ...)
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Statewide "Anti-ICEing" Laws in Effect for Oregon and Illinois
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May 26, 2016 - Two states have enacted laws in 2016 to penalize people who block electric vehicle charging stations.
Oregon - $250 Fine for ICEing an EV Charging Station
Illinois - Up to $100 Fine and Towing
To date: Washington, California, Arizona, Florida, Hawaii have laws
Counties: Montgomery Co. MD, Howard Co. MD, Calvert Co. MD
Cities with bylaws: Washington DC, Seattle WA, Kirkland, WA, Raleigh NC, Knoxville TN, Rehoboth Beach, DE
PlugInSites.org has compiled a Legislation Reference Guide for local and state laws regarding reserved parking spaces for plug-in vehicle charging stations. This is being shared with lawmakers as a resource to consult when drafting future bills. (more ...)
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Union of Concerned Scientists Find EVs Much Cleaner in All Jurisdictions
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 Nov 27, 2015 - It used to be that EVs were cleaner than gas cars over their lifecycle only in the majority of states, but not all states. However, power producers have been cleaning up their act and, based on new 2012 data, EVs are now cleaner in every state. A new study by the Union of Concerned Scientists says it all. (more ...)
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Top 10 reasons why people love the electric car
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| Apr 25, 2015 - Here are the top 10 reasons why so many people are falling in love with an electric car—and let’s make it personal, speaking directly to the object of our affections .... (more ...)
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BYD Shows a 170-mile Articulated Bus at Public Transportation Expo in Houston
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| Dec 27, 2014 - BYD batteries have a useful life of 27 years, about twice the life span of an average bus. The bus can hold up to 120 passengers and the stated range is with full climate control in operation. (more ...)
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Nissan LEAF sales set sales record in July 2014 with double-digit growth
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| Aug 4, 2014 - The LEAF sold a thousand more units (or 33 percent more) than its next-closest rival, the Chevrolet Volt (2,020 units) and nearly triple the number of Toyota Prius Plug-in Hybrids sold for July. (more ...)
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