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January 6, 2021

Family Commuting with an Affordable Electric Vehicle

Michelle discovered that used electric vehicles were available and were perfect for city-dwellers who desire affordable commuter vehicles. The kids were completely sold on clean energy, and pushed their parents to make the change […]

November 17, 2022

The electric vehicle ownership journey

Larry’s journey through electric vehicle ownership has been a path from plug-in hybrid to fully electric, to charging infrastructure research for condo buildings and now educating other drivers who want to go electric.

November 9, 2022

A DOGgone good reason to go electric

Danielle trains guide-dogs and lives in Duncan, BC. In 2019, she decided to buy an electric vehicle. She researched cost-of-ownership and believed that her yearly operating costs would be reduced.

November 10, 2021

Measurable Change for a Lighter Footprint

The payback for investing in an EV takes only 4-5 years for most. Holden is based in Squamish and first made the switch to electric when he purchased a 2016 Nissan Leaf. He loves driving electric and now owns a Tesla Model Y.

November 4, 2021

On the Road to Savings

With gas prices rising, Sarah was logging between $500 – 700 per month in fuel costs related to her commute. Maintenance costs were also becoming unpredictable. Sarah purchased a new Chevrolet Bolt a few years ago and hasn’t looked back. Now, her maintenance costs are negligible.

November 4, 2021

Electric commutes for a career she loves

To avoid paying roughly $450 per month in maintenance and fuel costs with her existing vehicle, she switched to a Chevrolet Volt and realized immediate savings. The Volt has a gas range extender but Lori rarely needs this feature. Over time, she now calculates that charging costs her roughly a $1.50 per day, mostly charging overnight at a regular wall outlet at home to manage her commute.

April 22, 2021

Crossing over to electric in Nanaimo

John and Marianne are a retired couple living in Nanaimo. They were looking for a car to replace their 10 year old SUV and decided, after some vigorous researching, that it was […]

February 7, 2021

Climate Conscious Transportation

“It was then and there that I resolved to do my part.” Tracy has chosen to cut pollution by reducing the amount of driving she does – and make whatever driving is still necessary emissions-free.

January 29, 2021

Long Hauls with an Electric Vehicle

What began with an LED lightbulb led to an electric vehicle. Pat and David from Creston had been wanting to make some lifestyle changes. They wanted to make better use of local […]

January 13, 2021

The East Kootenay Electric Life

Braeden knew he wanted to own an electric vehicle ever since Toyota brought a Prius to his high school in Cranbrook for Earth Day in 2009. It took seven years to do […]

September 17, 2020

Sustainability Conscious Commuters

Sandra and Paul live in Vancouver, and wanted to be environmentally conscious when searching for a new vehicle. They wanted to reduce their oil and gas consumption as much as possible and […]