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Electric Cars Cause Some Climate Change But Relatively Little
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 Apr 23, 2013 - Vancouver Observer - A picture is worth a ton of words. The chart summarizes a wide range of vehicles, showing that if you drive a Prius in Alberta, it actually nets less CO2 generation than an EV. But it has to be a Prius and it has to be in Alberta. In Quebec and BC a Prius actually emits 3 times *more* CO2 than an EV over its lifetime! (more ...)
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B.C. plugging in to electric vehicle fast chargers
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Jan 17, 2013 - The following BC locations have been identified for deploying DC CHAdeMO 50kW fast chargers which can charge a 25kWh battery from depleted to 80% in less than 30 minutes:
Vancouver - Science World, North Vancouver - Crown St nr 2nd Narrows, North Vancouver - Lower Lonsdale, Squamish - across from Municipal Hall, Whistler - Conference Centre, Nanaimo - downtown waterfront, Duncan - Island Savings, Saanich - Uptown Shopping Centre, Surrey - Surrey Museum, 177 & 56 Ave, Langley - Events Centre, 78 & 200 St, Hope - Hope Visitor Centre, Merritt - Tourism Info Booth, and one more location TBA. (more ...)
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Official List of CCIF Funded Public Chargers
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| Apr 5, 2013 - Here's the list of BC-funded public charge stations. It's still changing but most should be installed by May-June 2013. An EV toolkit page at LiveSmartBC has planning and installation guidelines for businesses and organizations planning to install charge stations. (more ...)
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Who Are the EV Detractors?
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| Dec 1, 2012 - A retired nuclear physicist says that "it is in the best interest of the fossil fuel industries to delay the introduction of the electric vehicle as long as possible by various means, fair or foul, by using red tape, legislation, extraneous regulations, bureaucratic inefficiency, and misinformation." In his wiki, he provides plenty of links to self-interest groups that are opposed to EVs. (more ...)
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454 Urban Charging Stations Announced
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| Sep 12, 2012 - If you own an electric vehicle or have ever thought of purchasing one, it will now be easier to recharge and keep moving with the introduction of 454 new charging stations in communities throughout the province. As part of the $2.7-million Community Charging Infrastructure (CCI) Fund announced April 2012 by the BC Ministry of Environment, 454 stations have been approved through an Early Bird Application process for charging station incentives. Organizations who wish to install a public station at 25% of cost have until Sep 28 to apply. Click to see News Release ... (more ...)
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Charge Stations Pop Up Like Mushrooms in 2012
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| Apr 30, 2012 - The Royal Bay Bakery has just today put online a solar-assisted 240v J1772 charger at 3337 Metchosin Road in Colwood, just across the bay from Victoria. They're on the map at Plugshare.com. The map shows charging station distribution in Metro Vancouver and Canada/US as of April 2012.
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Cross-Canada VW Bug BMS Goes Open Source
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| Dec 31, 2011 - The BMS that managed a 53 kWH battery pack of Thundersky 160AH cells to send Ricky Gu and his history-making 72 VW Bug 6400 km from Vancouver to Halifax in 14 days of driving (500 km a day) has been released as open source. The stackable BMS modules each have a Linear Tech LTC6802 managing up to 12 cells. The stacked BMS modules are in turn managed by an Arduino (AVR-based) microcontroller. (more ...)
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Come to the Monthly VEVA Meeting
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Next meeting is JUNE 19 from 7:00-9:30pm
Location:350 E 2nd, Vancouver. Room to left of main entrance - Look for the VEVA Banner
Agenda:TBA
May 15 meeting recap:
*Charlotte Argue from Fraser Basin Council reported CCIF funded EVSE installation progress in B.C. - 170 locations, 350+ charge points. City of Vancouver will install 67 charge points, separately funded
*Sean Allan from Powertech talked about the CHAdeMO fast-charge EVSE installations at Powertech (functioning as of today) and Powertech's 3 under-construction CHAdeMOs at the Surrey Arts Centre, Science World in Vancouver and Squamish Municipal Hall. Phase 1 will see 13 installed, Phase 2 will see another 17!
*Hazel Rempel from Nedco electrical distribution talked about Leviton who has a line of EVSE Chargers.
*Dale Lutz talked about his visit to the TESLA Factory
Members - Please note that meeting videos for the months that we took them are now online - log into Members' Area for the links. We will be mostly posting audio from now on in our Members' Area.
Past Meetings
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Events Calendar
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Our Community EVents
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Sat May 18 (10:00am to 4:00pm)
FVHRS Cloverdale Station open house.
Location: Cloverdale, 176 A st
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Sat May 18 (11:00 - 14:00)
Saturday Coffee at Brentwood Town Centre
Location: Burnaby, Brentwood Town Centre 2nd Floor Parking
Sponsor: VEVA
Admission: Coffee Cost
Brentwood Town Centre has 2 Charge Point Charge stations on the 2nd floor parking outside of Starbucks and London Drugs. Coffee break from 11:00 to 14:00 also a good food court in the Mall.
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Other Event Links ...
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LIVE NEWS  via EVWORLD.COM
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Toyota Reportedly Increasing Lithium Battery Production Six-Fold
20 May 2013
Lighter, smaller lithium batteries will enable Toyota to improve fuel economy of their hybrids what currently use heavier nickel-metal hydride batteries more ...
Japan Prepares for Hydrogen Car Future
20 May 2013
Despite costing five times as much as a standard gasoline station, 13 Japanese companies are planning to build out 100 hydrogen fueling stations. more ...
100,000 Electric-Drive Cars Now On American Roads
19 May 2013
Plug In America pre-emptively celebrates the sale of the 100,000th electric-drive car sold in the United States on or around May 20, 2013. more ...
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EV FAQt
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80% of the repair costs in a gas car relate to its internal combustion engine.
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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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A 2012 Production Electric Car
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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 Japan. As of 2012, 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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Charging Station Density to Increase 8-Fold in 2 Years
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| May 18, 2013 - A recent IMS Research paper shows that the chicken and egg charging station vs EV adoption dilemma will sort itself out within a very short time. The current network of 135,000 stations is forecast to grow to 10 million by 2020, with highest rates of growth in North America, China, Japan and Germany. link (more ...)
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Electric Drives to Dominate by 2030
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 Apr 30, 2013 - iea.org - Fossil fuel consumption will be impacted by plug-in electrics in 10 years and ICE-only trips will be in steep decline in about 20 years. (more ...)
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Coquitlam Centre's Charge n Shop
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| Mar 5, 2013 - Tri-City-News - Two GE WattStations were shown Mar 1st, 2013 at Coquitlam Centre while one in Port Coquitlam will be up by the end of the month. Another four charging stations are expected to be operating in Port Moody, starting with the one at the Rec Center near City Hall. The Level 2 GE WattStation chargers purchased by Coquitlam Centre cost $6,000 apiece, and have features such as a retractable cord to reduce vandalism. They are available for use from 8 a.m. to midnight with two ways to pay — a quick pay card you have to sign up for and a smart phone app that uses a QR code to pay. (more ...)
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The first Tesla Model S delivered in BC
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| Dec 20, 2012 - The photo shows a happy couple, Vincent & Maggie, collecting the very first Tesla Model S Signature Series delivered in BC. Of particular note is the fact that over 30 Model S cars are now being prepped in a BC warehouse and most of these will be in local owners' garages by the end of 2012.
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An electric motor that does not need expensive rare-earth magnets
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| Nov 16, 2012 - DYSPROSIUM and neodymium are not exactly the best-known elements in the periodic table, but for makers of high-end electric motors they have become vital. Both are strongly magnetic and thus crucial to the construction of powerful motors of the sort used, for example, in electric cars. (more ...)
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CryoSolplus Could Help Keep EV Batteries Cool
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| Jul 18, 2012 - Fraunhofer's colloidal mixture of of water, paraffin, stabilizing tensides (detergents) and “a dash” of glycol anti-freeze becomes a phase-change liquid that offers three times the cooling capacity of plain water. (more ...)
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Electric Goes to 200 mph in Under 7 Seconds
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| May 17, 2012 - The Lawless Rocket electric drag bike has set a new NEDRA record of 201.37 mph with an ET of 6.94 seconds. The rolling frame was by OCC, a 1300hp 268-lb 355v 14kWh pack was by High Tech Systems, a Zilla 4K DC controller by Otmar Ebenhoech and a 13" 36v GE brushed motor customized by Dennis Berube for 1000 hp. The eventual goal is under 6 seconds and 255 mph to contend with top fuelers. (more ...)
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Myths And Facts About Electric Cars
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| Feb 8, 2012 - mediamatters.org - As automakers are starting to bring electric vehicle (EV) technology into the mainstream, conservative media outlets have repeatedly misled consumers about electric cars by trying to paint them as environmentally harmful and unsafe, among other false claims. This article presents the facts to counter their fabricated claims. (more ...)
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Electric Vehicles in Urban Europe
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| Nov 25, 2011 - Here's a report from an Expert Seminar held November 2011 in London showing EV adoption activities throughout cities in the EU. (more ...)
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