The Transition Salt Spring - EV Group is:
Jim Standen - TESLA Model Y, Team Lead, media, web site, EV registrations, interface with Victoria EV Association, SSI Chamber of Commerce, automotive dealers.
Barbara Dempster - CHEVROLET BOLT, FIAT 500e, Team Lead Backup, Charger expert, Exchange interface. Vancouver EV Association and CRD interface.
Markus Wenzel - TESLA MODEL 3, financial considerations.
John Holmes - NISSAN LEAF, ice conversions, public EV charger support.
Ky Fox - NISSAN LEAF, entertainment coordinator.
Dennis Fortin - BMW-i3, EV 101 instructor, on-line / local and tourism charger maps (ie. Gulf Islander Magazine).
Tom Mitchell - NISSAN LEAF, special events (like parades and Green Drinks). Anti-plastic group interface.
David Elderton - NISSAN LEAF, electronics and e-bikes. Islands Pathways interface.
Ron Watts - KIA SOUL EV, Event Photography, Community Energy Group Society Interface.
John Newton - NISSAN LEAF, Emission Statistics
Peter Lamb - NISSAN LEAF, Events, Emission Statistics.
Our team mantra’s are: "make every hour of effort count", “Keep the EV conversation going” and “have LOTS of fun with our mission”. All EV Group members drive EV's.
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ACHIEVEMENTS - 2023
Summary: A very good start to the year, ......
1. EDUCATION and PUBLIC AWARENESS:
Jan 6. TSSEC opens their doors to Electric Vehicle loans. This follows the 2022 decision to provide EV charger loans.
Not an EV Group project, but first electric bus arrived on SSI.
Earthquake report distributed to Gary Holman, Mitchell Sherrin, CEG and John wakefield. And helped organise a earthquake specialit to come to the Salt Spring Forum March 26. EV could play an important role in the post-earthquake recovery.
Driftwood/SS Exchange Article. "Will global EV use break the electrical grid" ? Article well received.
Driftwood/SS Exchange Article. "Island Savings EV Charher" ? Article well received
Dsland Maps, tourist center, Gulf Islander magazine. Reviewed and updated.
Monthly. Supported Green Drinks. Education on all TSS and CEG topics
2. INFRASTRUCTURE:
Jan - April. Workect with the Community Energy Society to provide EV charging at the IWAV project. Initially, to ensure that adequare conduit is in place for the subsequet=nt EV installation. And seeking out donors for the chargers (Real Estate Agents: Julian Bruce and )opens their doors to Electric Vehicle loans. This follows the 2022 decision to provide EV charger loans.
Jan - April. Lobbied both he board and key project leads on installing conduit at the new fire hall. The key is to provide resilience as the workers confront the effects of fires and earthquakes. Based on a recent CRD report, a combination of Solar/Battery/Starlink and EV charging is desirable. All those components would be separate projects at a later date.
Jan April. Stealth lobbied the new hospital expansion for Solar/battery/Starlink/EV Charging
Jan. Lobbied for fee-for service EV charging at a local popular destination. Detail not available at this time.