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A vehicle parked next to Dave's EV had its gas tank drilled out, almost a nightly occurrence in the Okanagan. A carbon-credit-eligible Level 2 charger is far cheaper, easier and legal.
Read Newsletter →Dave drove his BYD Shark 6 from Cabo San Lucas to Vancouver Island this past May. Back home in Chemainus, charging it costs ten times less than running on gas.
Read Newsletter →From a 2017 Tesla Model S and a Kelowna-built 2001 Dynasty to a 2025 BYD Shark: ten years of EVs, and why affordable Chinese EVs will usher in a new era.
Read Newsletter →Ottawa has committed $500,000 to study passenger rail between Victoria West and Langford. Outside that stretch, the rest of the E&N corridor sits idle, with real potential going unused.
Read Newsletter →SGMW's Wuling Mini is the world's fourth best-selling EV — under a BC NZEV Pilot, it could cost $10,000 and run for 3 cents a kilometre on Vancouver Island roads.
Read Newsletter →One of Canada's only BYD Sharks — a mobile power station with V2L, Starlink, and dual fuel — available for a live demonstration anywhere on Vancouver Island.
Read Newsletter →BYD, Chery, and Geely want to manufacture EVs in Canada. Everyone is looking at Windsor and Oshawa. We're looking at Vancouver Island.
Read Newsletter →After a year of research and development, EV Island launches its new website — a dedicated home for the plan to transform the E&N Railway Corridor into Canada's first NEV roadway.
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