PostedNov 10, 2020 | climate change, e-vehicles, energy, lifestyle, news, policy, sustainability
GTEC Board member, Dr. Linda Thyer, supports Vancouver’s CEAP. The following is the text of Linda’s talk in support at the Vancouver City Council meeting. Good evening Mr. Mayor and Councillors, and thank you for the opportunity to speak from the unceded...
PostedNov 6, 2020 | climate change, e-vehicles, energy, lifestyle, opinion, policy, sustainability
Over the past several months GTEC participated in a community consultation process about the City of Vancouver’s Climate Emergency Action Plan (CEAP). The plan originated in the City’s formal recognition of the climate emergency in the spring of 2019. Participants in...
PostedNov 1, 2020 | Covid-19, international news, lifestyle, news
by Ross Thrasher OMG, global pandemic numbers have topped 500,000 in three of the past four days. This is unprecedented territory. For the month of October the worldwide totals are 13M new cases and 200K deaths (both one-month records). This brings the overall COVID...
PostedOct 6, 2020 | climate change, e-vehicles, energy, lifestyle, sustainability, technology
The $2-billion deal to kick-start electric vehicle production at Ford Canada plants is long overdue. Save for a brief run of electric RAV4s at Toyota Canada’s plant, it will be Canada’s first major foray into large scale EV production and component supply. And it is...
PostedOct 6, 2020 | e-vehicles, energy, lifestyle, sustainability, technology
Vancouver, BC October 6, 2020 – for immediate release Electric vehicle associations representing 42,000 EV owners across the province have submitted a list of ten recommended policies for parties to include in their platforms. These measures will ensure that electric...
