Salt Spring Island Electric Vehicle Social Club
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  • Media
    • Driftwood Articles >
      • June 26, 2019, Climate Change and Electric Vehicles
      • July 24, 2019, The Air we Breathe
      • August 21, 2019. Going the Distance.
      • September 25, 2019. Show me the Money
      • October 23, 2019. EVs in Cooler Times
      • November 26, 2019 - Charging Ahead
      • January 22, 2020, Plug-in Hybrids
      • February 26, 2020 - Whats Up for 2020
      • Feb 26, 2020 Driftwood Article Links
      • March 25, 2020 - The Dangerous Journey from Walking to Self-Driving Cars
      • April 22, 2020. Moving the Goods
      • May 27, 2020. Our Possible Electric Future
      • Victoria EV Assn SSI Day
      • SSI EV Ownership - 2022 Report
      • January 18, 2023. Will the Electrical Grid break ?
      • March 15, 2023. EV Charging - Failure to Connect
      • July 5, 2023. The NACS Standard and what is means for Salt Spring
    • AGM
    • Watershed Sentinel (April, May, 2019)
    • How It Happened
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    • Achievements - 2021
    • Achievements - 2022
    • Achievements - 2023
    • 2021 - GHG Fleet Calculation
    • Educational Videos
    • 2022 - Update EV Count
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  • TESLA Updates (June, 2023)
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  • TESLA
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  • LEAF Battery Upgrades
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  • EV Winter Tips
  • Did You Know ?
  • Maximizing Range
  • EV's and Emergency Power
  • Provinciial Election
ECOLOGICAL BENEFIT

Driving an EV is easiest way to cut your personal emissions.

       Most of the +450 EV owners on Salt Spring drive them on Salt Spring to reduce their carbon footprint.  

       
We calculate that on Salt Spring, as a fleet, we have reduced our need for fuel by over 300,000 litres of fuel per year.  But what really is that ?   We have estimated that to be over 8 tanker truck fuel deliveries.  That is a reduction of CO2 emissions by about 800 tonnes tCO2e (Tonnes CO2 equivalent).  But that does not include the CO2 that is generated by the exploration, drilling, extraction, transportation, refining and then transportation of fuel to the gas station.  And that is a "lot" of CO2.  

       Instead, moisture falls from the sky as gentle rain or fluffy snow, collects in Hydro-Electric Dams, is converted to electricity, and is transferred to your EV by an existing and stable grid.  Over 95% of electricity that BC Hydro produces is by this method.  My car runs on rain.
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  • Home
  • Overview
    • Why EV >
      • Some Financial Considerations
      • Environmental Considerations
  • EV Charging
    • Free Charging Stations
    • Charging Station Donation Boxes
    • Level 2 Charging at Home
    • Traction Battery Tips
  • Media
    • Driftwood Articles >
      • June 26, 2019, Climate Change and Electric Vehicles
      • July 24, 2019, The Air we Breathe
      • August 21, 2019. Going the Distance.
      • September 25, 2019. Show me the Money
      • October 23, 2019. EVs in Cooler Times
      • November 26, 2019 - Charging Ahead
      • January 22, 2020, Plug-in Hybrids
      • February 26, 2020 - Whats Up for 2020
      • Feb 26, 2020 Driftwood Article Links
      • March 25, 2020 - The Dangerous Journey from Walking to Self-Driving Cars
      • April 22, 2020. Moving the Goods
      • May 27, 2020. Our Possible Electric Future
      • Victoria EV Assn SSI Day
      • SSI EV Ownership - 2022 Report
      • January 18, 2023. Will the Electrical Grid break ?
      • March 15, 2023. EV Charging - Failure to Connect
      • July 5, 2023. The NACS Standard and what is means for Salt Spring
    • AGM
    • Watershed Sentinel (April, May, 2019)
    • How It Happened
    • TSS AGM
    • Achievements - 2018
    • Achievements - 2019
    • Achievements - 2020
    • Achievements - 2021
    • Achievements - 2022
    • Achievements - 2023
    • 2021 - GHG Fleet Calculation
    • Educational Videos
    • 2022 - Update EV Count
  • Business Use
  • Contact
  • TESLA Updates (June, 2023)
  • Buying USED Vehicles
  • TESLA
    • Tesla Sales and Servicing
  • LEAF Battery Upgrades
  • EV Maintenance Tips
  • EV Winter Tips
  • Did You Know ?
  • Maximizing Range
  • EV's and Emergency Power
  • Provinciial Election