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“Trickle charging 115-volts at home suits me fine”

“Trickle charging 115-volts at home suits me fine”

by Nino Di Cara | Jun 28, 2019 | Owner Experience

By Arthur Potts While renovating our house three years ago, we put a shed up in the backyard, beside were we can park two cars. My neighbor suggested we add a 60 amp service to the shed to accommodate a Level 2 fast charger because, as he said at the time, “it won’t...
“I didn’t think 45 kms of EV range would amount to much. Boy, was I wrong.”

“I didn’t think 45 kms of EV range would amount to much. Boy, was I wrong.”

by Nino Di Cara | May 22, 2019 | Owner Experience

By Robert Lockhart Here are few facts about our Prius Prime (plug-in hybrid).  When we took delivery at the end of June last year, I really didn’t think the 45 kms of EV range would amount to much.  Boy, was I wrong.  We live about 25 kms north of Peterborough, so we...
“I lived in a condo and didn’t have access to home charging”

“I lived in a condo and didn’t have access to home charging”

by Nino Di Cara | Mar 29, 2019 | Owner Experience

By Laura Bryson To be honest, the first time I sat in my (100% electric) Chevrolet Bolt, my reaction was: “Oh! It’s just like any other car!” Of course, there’s so much that’s different about it, but mostly just in how you fuel it. During...
“I would never consider going back to a gas car”

“I would never consider going back to a gas car”

by Nino Di Cara | Mar 29, 2019 | Owner Experience

By Ian Graham My Father got me interested in renewables when he and Mom bought a cottage on the same lake that they ran their fishing lodge on. The cottage had no electricity and being the ever curious and resourceful man he was, he tapped into the waterfalls beside...
“I start each day with a full ‘tank’ of electricity”

“I start each day with a full ‘tank’ of electricity”

by Nino Di Cara | Mar 26, 2019 | Owner Experience

By Richard Corley Originally published in the Globe & Mail I have read, with bemusement and disappointment, reports from electric-vehicle neophytes about the travails of winter EV driving. Bemusement, as there are almost 100,000 Canadian owners who could provide...
“There’s a few things you learn as you adapt”

“There’s a few things you learn as you adapt”

by Nino Di Cara | Mar 5, 2019 | Owner Experience

By Gail Walker   In this video by Sid Tabak, ride along with Gail Walker as she shares her story of EV ownership eight months after she purchased a Chevrolet Bolt. ...
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