“At most, we’re seeing, even out to UBC and back, it’s close to only 10 per cent of battery usage,” Hedekar said. “We really don’t find driving around the city to be where we need to worry about charging at all.”Start your day with a roundup of B.C.-focused news and opinion delivered straight to your inbox at 7 a.m., Monday to Friday.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.
Federal and provincial government rebates that add up to $8,000 for moderate-income buyers and the increasing availability of fast-charging stations have helped demand along, but for Hedekar and Nichols, the operating costs and convenience really pencilled out in January with the purchase of their now beloved IONIQ 5.“It was the first that came along that ticked enough boxes,” Hedekar said.
B.C.’s EV fleet may still only be two per cent of cars on the road, but EV sales represented 14 per cent of new cars sold in the first half of 2022, said Blair Qualley, CEO of the New Car Dealers Association of B.C., which administers B.C.’s zero emission vehicle rebate program. “People started to see them on the road and started to hear conversations about charging stations at shopping malls, restaurants, on the highways at rest stops, even gas stations,” Qualley said. “I think it’s just been all of those things, just this long, slow progression that’s adding up.”Article content
Evs are hot fucking garbage
This article sugarcoats some of the issues. Unless you have a Tesla, it is a challenge to access public charging conveniently. There are hardly any fast chargers for non-Tesla vehicles (and BC Hydro's 50kw/h is not fast).
Lol