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‡ Clean GeTaway
b.C. residents bought triple the
electric vehicles in the second
quarter of 2018 compared to the
previous year (2,564 versus 849,
according to EV promoter Fleet-
Carma). not ready to commit?
Richmond's eV Rentals focuses
on electric and hybrid cars in a vari-
ety of makes and models, including
the long-range Tesla Model 3.
‡ in ChaRGe
b.C.'s Charging solutions and
incentives program received so
many requests for rebates toward
installing electric vehicle plug-in
equipment that it's putting some
people on waiting lists and has cut
off home applications entirely. in
July, BC hydro completed the sec-
ond phase of its EV fast-charging
network, now from the alberta
border to tofino, bringing the total
number of stations to 58. the
previous month, shell Canada
and hydrogen Technology and
energy Corp. opened the coun-
try's first retail hydrogen vehicle
refuelling station. it's on granville
street in Vancouver.
‡ waTeR wORlD
the Templar 26, launched this
summer, is the first in a series of
electric boats designed and built
in kelowna by Templar Marine
Group, Gilbert Creative Group
and Vector powerboats. Van-
couver's westcoast sightseeing
now offers zero-emission electric
boat tours using vessels from
California's Duffy electric Boat
Co., operating since 1970.
ON T R E N D
pOWER
mOVEs
to save the planet–or fuel
expenses–b.C. is going
electric on land and water
by Felicity Stone
bCbusinEss.Ca
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