I mentioned EV’s in my answer to the previous question. Just over a year ago we had less than 10 EV’s on Saltspring and now we have 61! We think that this is the highest ownership per capita in the country.
Word caught on about the well priced 2nd hand Nissan Leaf’s that were being imported from the US by a dealer on Vancouver Island. Most of these cars are from there. A few locals got together to get more chargers installed, and an initiative was started to provide subsidies for Bed and Breakfasts to install chargers to service the EV tourist market. I’m happy to say that these ideas were born out of the Community Energy Group that I volunteer for.
Or course the feasibility of EV’s is improved on an island where there aren’t any highways or places that are to far to go.
