https://www.castanet.net/news/Vernon/226115/Revved-up-over-electric-cars Revved up over electric cars Darren Handschuh - May 13, 2018
[image https://www.castanet.net/content/2018/5/screen_shot_2018-05-12_at_10.56.34_am_p3310199.jpg The Tesla is probably the flashiest electric car on the market ] The Sustainable Environment Network Society is hoping to get people revved up about electric cars. SENS will be hosting an electric car show Thursday, May 24 at the Schubert Centre in Vernon from 7-9 p.m. Participants will have a chance to take an electric vehicle for a test drive, hop on an electric bike and check out a number of solar and wind displays. Inside the Schubert Centre, people can ask questions and have lively alternative energy discussions. There will also be information on the costs and benefits of electric modes of transportation and the environmental impact of going electric. The event is free to attend. Keli Westgate, provincial Green Party candidate and SENS member, said electric cars are the wave of the future not only because of the skyrocketing price of gas, but because of an increase in environmental awareness. “We're seeing interest rise all the time on these,” said Westgate. “It's amazing how little noise these cars make and how they don't make things smell bad. More and more car companies are realizing this is the way of the future.” Some of the best selling EVs are the Nissan Leaf, Chevrolet Volt, Toyota Prius Hybrid and the Tesla. According to plugincars.com there are several pros and cons to owning an electric vehicle. The pros include home recharging, cheap to operate, quick and quiet and there are no harmful tailpipe emissions ... [© 2018 Castanet.net] ... www.schubertcentre.ca Schubert Centre +1 250-549-4201 Community Centre for Seniors, Retirement home 3505 30th Ave, Vernon, BC V1T 2E6, Canada (map) https://goo.gl/maps/uryaLouc58k For EVLN EV-newswire posts use: http://evdl.org/archive/ {brucedp.neocities.org} -- Sent from: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/ _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
