Forget all the hassle in the United States, the BYD Electric Transit Bus has just earned Canadian Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (CMVSS) Certification. The company “that can” has been placed on Transport Canada’s Vehicle Manufacturers Registry. According to their news release, this is supposed to include “several standards” that are “beyond the U.S. Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards.” Canada approves BYD.
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British Columbia’s Expanding EV Infrastructure
By Roy L Hales
Cortes Island is three ferry trips north of Vancouver. There are three hours of driving time. As you also spend a significant amount of time waiting, the trip can take six hours in peak season. Some people think of Cortes as a throwback to the 1970‘s; others regard it as one of BC’s sustainable hubs. The major industry is tourism. There are around a thousand inhabitants, three hamlets and a number of non-profit organizations. There is also an EV charging station. I am told it has only been used once. This says a great deal about the extent of BC’s expanding EV infrastructure.
Thanks to the Clean Energy Vehicle Infrastructure Deployment Program (CEV), there are more charging stations in BC (475) than in any other Canadian Province.
Todd Litman’s win-win transportation solutions
“Would we have a sustainable transportation system if all automobiles were electric powered?” asked Todd Litman, the founder and Executive Director of the Victoria Transport Policy Institute.
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BYD Sold Another 2,200 eBuses & Taxis
By Roy L Hales
This sounds like a golden week for the worlds leading electric bus BYD sold another 2,200 eBuses and electric taxis.
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Protesting Service Cuts to an Overpriced BC Ferry System
Thousands of people may be descending on Victoria on March 11, protesting service cuts to an overpriced BC Ferry System.
Notices have been posted in local webpages like the Salt Spring Exchange and Cortes Island Tideline Buses are accepting a $10 donation to transport passengers from Campbell River to Victoria, so that demonstrators can “make it back for dinner time!” Another bus will be leaving the Sunshine Coast at 6:20 am and will reach Victoria at 11:30. On April 1, 2014, the BC Ferries system intends to cut 7,000 sailings.
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