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Olympic Torch by e-Bike!
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| Feb 1, 2010 - At about 10:23am on Feb 5th 2010, Tzeporah Berman, founder of PowerUp Canada - Canadians for Climate Leadership delivered the Olympic Torch by e-Bike near Government Rd. in Squamish. She was torchbearer number #OTR099-048. Re-live it again - click on the link. (more ...)
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UBC Electric Car Club Olympic Showcase
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| Jan 13, 2010 - A team of engineering students from UBC will showcase their electric car around Vancouver during the 2010 Winter Olympics. They will also enter SolarTaxi-famed Louis Palmer's Zero Emissions Race to go around the world in 80 days. (more ...)
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EV Charging Stations Installed At Whistler Conference Centre
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| Jan 11, 2010 - With a nod to the future, the Resort Municipality of Whistler (RMOW) has installed four new electric vehicle charging stations in the first level of the Whistler Conference Centre underground parking lot. Activated this week, the stations allow electric vehicles to boost their batteries free of charge before heading to Vancouver and beyond. It takes about four hours to charge a electric car battery. At six cents per kilowatt-hour, Dave Patterson, RMOW Manager of Park and Village Operations, said charging drivers for the power would cost more than giving it away for free. Many thanks to Dave Patterson for responding positively to VEVA's request last May to install EV infrastructure.The new Whistler public EV charging plugs are 5-20R T-slot and 14-50 on dedicated circuits. That should get your Tesla home. (more ...)
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Mitsubishi Delivers to City of Vancouver, BC Hydro
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Nov 20, 2009 - Back in April 2009, the City of Vancouver and BC Hydro signed on with Mitsubishi Canada for demonstration and evaluation of the world's first mass-produced, highway-capable electric car. Today the press were invited to preview the three brand new i-MiEVs provided by Mitsubishi. They are among the first i-MiEVs to be evaluated in North America. Right now they are made of Unobtainium and cost 4.8 million Yen each ($48,000 Cdn) but we are certain that will come way down when they are actually available for sale in North America!
BC Hydro Press Release | CBC Video | EV World Article | Best Buy to test fleet ... Click on the link for the photo gallery. (more ...)
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Alert Bay Commits to Carbon Neutrality With Purchase of Electric Truck
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| Oct 23, 2009 - By Village of ALERT BAY - In 2008 the Village of Alert Bay made a commitment to the pursuit of carbon neutrality by signing the BC Climate Action Charter (the Charter). One of the ways in which the Village has pursued this goal is by purchasing a plug-in electric truck to replace an existing gas powered pick-up truck.Alert Bay purchased their NZEV, Might-E Truck, from Canadian Electric Vehicles Ltd. of Errington, BC. The custom-built Alert Bay Might-E Truck is a small dump truck with a 1500 lb capacity that meets the Federal Government requirements for a Neighbourhood Zero Emission Vehicle (NZEV). The Might-E Truck is designed to be a low maintenance cost vehicle, but one that outperforms combustion vehicles both financially and mechanically. (more ...)
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CKNW Interview with Michael Elwood
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Sep 30, 2009 - Bill Good today interviewed Michael Elwood, (VP Marketing Azure Dynamics, Chair of Electric Mobility Canada). Electric Mobility Canada. EMC is a national non-profit organization which promotes electric vehicles as an important solution to Canada’s energy and environmental issues. VEVA is a member of EMC, along with BC businesses such as Azure Dynamics.
How to listen to the 30 minute feature: Go to the CKNW Audio Vault at http://www.cknw.com/other/audiovault.html. Select "Wednesday September 30, 2009" at 9:00 AM.When the audio player starts, move the slider to 33:30
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REV!2009 was a Success!
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 Jun 9, 2009 - VEVA's REV!2009 show happened Saturday June 6th at the Burnaby Sports Field Parking lot just west of Burnaby Lake. We saw an amazing variety of electric cars, bikes, trikes and scooters. Dozens of visitors got rides in our 1912 Detroit, Buttercup (our new yellow IT), various car conversions, minibikes and bikes. Photos HERE!
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VEVA's latest addition
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| Apr 17, 2009 - VEVA has happily accepted the donation of a yellow Dynasty IT from BC Hydro! It's almost up and running after a few repairs and upgrades. These are the pictures of the IT at the meeting on Wednesday Apri 15th.Keep watching for more news about the IT: VEVA is looking at ways to make this vehicle available to all our members to rent on a weekly basis! Stay tuned for more info! (more ...)
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BC Hydro Prepares for Electric Car Boom
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| Mar 9, 2009 - Vancouver Sun - BC Hydro assumed the role of social engineer on Monday, moving beyond its traditional duty as an electricity provider to commence development of an electric car grid in British Columbia. The Crown corporation announced it has commissioned a study for development of electric car infrastructure — specifically, the wires and plugs needed to allow drivers to charge up their vehicles at home, at work, at the mall, or anywhere else that would lend itself to plug-in charging. (more ...)
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Emily Carr University Students Launch Electric Vehicle Project
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Dec 8, 2008 - A group of Emily Carr University students are launching an ambitious new project focused on sustainable regional design. The student-led FUSE Transport Design Studio aims to design and build an electric vehicle in time for the 2010 Olympics.
The FUSE team hosted a project launch last week on Granville Island to showcase their design process, conceptual visualizations, technical challenges and vision for the road to 2010. The students are working with a variety of experts on the project, including the educational charity eatART, Energy Awareness Through Art.
In addition to an electric vehicle, FUSE Transport Design Studio aims to cultivate three key areas of focus: the model for an ongoing interdisciplinary studio curriculum to address issues of public interest; an open-source process which allows the wider community to access research and contribute to the development of the project and; an open forum for the public, interested supporters and future students of all disciplines, designed to assist in the creation of sustainable solutions in Metro Vancouver and beyond.
For further information please contact Rebecca Wadsworth,
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Press Release - Verdict in on Olympic Chevy Volt
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 Vancouver Electric Vehicle Association had a special invitation from GM last week to drive the two Chevrolet Volts visiting the city for the 2010 Winter Olympics. GM generously offered 40 of the Association’s 210 members a unique opportunity to learn more about the car while it is still in pre-production. (more ...)
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Come to the Monthly VEVA Meeting
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Next meeting is Mar 17, 2010 - 7:30pm at BCIT Electrical building SE1 cafeteria (map).
Agenda: TBA
January meeting recap:Joel Lazardeux of Azure Dynamics did a 45 min. presentation this month on Azure's specialization in hybridizing delivery van fleets numbering in the hundreds of vehicles. They are working on a small delivery van EV to be sold through Ford dealers.
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Events Calendar
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Community EVents we plan to attend ...
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Mon Sep 13 to Wed Sep 15 '10 (All day)
Electric Mobility Canada PHEV10 Conference
Location: Vancouver Sponsor: EMC (Electric Mobility Canada)
[Link]
Contact: Don Chandler
at 604-224-1136
EMC is an oganization which promotes electric transportation across Canada. Its members are individuals, groups and companies which have a stake in an electric transportation future. VEVA is a member of this national organization. The PHEV10 event in downtown Vancouver will begin with a Welcoming Reception on Monday September 13 and conclude with an Awards Dinner on Wednesday September 15. The Trade Show will be a one day event on most of Wednesday. Technical tours will be offered the morning of Thursday September 14.
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Other Event Links ...
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LIVE NEWS  via EVWORLD.COM
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ECV to Produce Mercedes Electric eVito Taxi for London
08 Feb 2010
The electric taxi is powered by Zytek's 70kW electric powertrain and expected to exceed a total range of 120 miles. more ...
Nissan's Electric Car Plant to Cost $200M Less
08 Feb 2010
Original production target of 200,000 batteries and 150,000 electric cars annually remains unchanged. more ...
Houston Preparing to Arrival of Nissan Leaf
08 Feb 2010
Houston's 10 public charging stations have clocked 460kWh of use since being installed in November 2009, a reflection of how few EVs there are in the city. more ...
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MP3 Podcasts via EVWORLD.COM
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EV FAQt
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A given car converted to an EV costs 1/4 as much to operate.
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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 2007 Production Electric Car
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The Tesla Electric Car is now in production out of England.
Designed in Silicon Valley by Lotus engineers, and backed by big names
hailing from the likes of PayPal, Google and eBay,
this performance car does 0-60 in 4 seconds with a flat torque curve
from zero to over 10,000 rpm and cruises on the freeway for 200 miles on a charge.
It uses technologies such as lithium-ion and carbon fiber.
The Signature production run of 100 was sold out in a matter of weeks
and crash testing has been completed. California Governor Arnold Swarzenegger
has ordered one since he was offered a ride in one.
The price is $98,000 US which is considered reasonable in light of
the performance class it's in.
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Detailed pictures here.
Jay Leno Reviews the Tesla
ABC News Report
Tesla Whitepaper
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Ford to unveil all-electric delivery vehicle at Chicago Auto Show
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| Feb 8, 2010 - Ford will unveil the production version of its upcoming Transit Connect electric delivery van at the 2010 Chicago Auto Show to be held later this week. There's a Vancouver connection - Azure Dynamics, who has much expertise in delivery vehicles, is developing the drivetrain! (more ...)
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Rinspeed UC? to be Network Integrated
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| Dec 22, 2009 - Swiss automaker Rinspeed's UC "Urban Commuter” or “You see?" will integrate into physical and electronic networks via Railcar Loading and Web-Connectivity. Atunomous range will be 120 km with a top speed of 110 kmh. (more ...)
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CMU's Open Source EV Project
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| Oct 31, 2009 - Carnegie Mellon University has a realistic project that uses supercaps with lead acid batteries. The supercaps not only provide power for acceleration but more importantly increases the actual energy of the batteries to suppress the Peukert effect which all chemistries have but lead has much more of. CMU is also sharing its commute data and the resultant supercap-battery algorithm that will come of it using a community model. Coverage here. (more ...)
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Plugged in
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| Sep 3, 2009 - Globe & Mail, Sep 3, 2009 - A story about how quirky Vancouver's plug-friendly politicians got on the map at Mitsubishi and Nissan. (more ...)
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Toyota plans all-electric iQ
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| Jul 30, 2009 - Toyota's iQ-based electric car, due to be launched in 2010, will get its own body style to create a stand-alone model which will become Toyota’s first all-electric car. Big pic here (more ...)
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Hydro Quebec and Ford Plug In
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| Jun 9, 2009 - National Post - Ford, in collaboration with Hydro Quebec and the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), is undertaking a three-year test program on the Escape PHEV designed to develop and evaluate technical approaches for integrating PHEVs into the electric grid. (more ...)
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UK Motorists to Receive Government Grants for Electric Cars
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| Apr 9, 2009 - The Guardian - A £2,000 government grant will be provided to encourage motorists to buy electric cars as part of a fresh initiative to stimulate the green economy, ministers will announce within weeks.As Gordon Brown pledged yesterday to make Britain a "world leader" in the production of electric and hybrid cars, government sources talked of steps to be taken when the special subsidy is announced in the run-up to the budget on 22 April. BC has some catching up to do.
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Tesla Electric Sports Car Coming to Canada
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| Mar 3, 2009 - Toronto Star - California electric-car upstart Tesla Motors Inc. said today it has started taking orders for its Tesla Roadster from Canadian customers willing to pay the hotrod's luxurious price tag. Tesla said it will start delivering cars to Canadian customers in the fourth quarter, initially from retail and service facilities opening in New York and Seattle over the coming few months. Eventually, the San Carlos, Calif.-based company plans to open facilities in Ontario, Quebec and British Columbia. Tesla is producing about 10 Roadsters per week and has already delivered more than 200 to U.S. customers. The Roadster, which competes directly with high-performance vehicles from Porsche and Ferrari, can travel from zero to 100 kilometres per hour in four seconds. "The Tesla Roadster competes with any sports car in its class for acceleration yet is twice as energy efficient as a Toyota Prius," the company said. (more ...)
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