I attended “The World We Want” forum in Brilliant (near Castlegar) today (I wrote about the event earlier this week). The dominant topic was how individuals and communities can strive to live in a more sustainable fashion. Continue reading “The World We Want” forum
Another invite to present on EVs!
I received a phone call out of the blue last week about giving a 10 minute presentation on electric cars. I was so surprised that I honestly missed the rest of the thread of the conversation – the caller promised to send me details of the event in an email. I said I would have a look and get back to her shortly.
I am a bit of an introvert and sometimes struggle with interacting with groups of strangers, so I wasn’t sure if I wanted to accept. Continue reading Another invite to present on EVs!
Follow-up on the Green Home and Energy Show
As mentioned in my last post, I was invited to attend the 2nd annual Nelson Green Home and Energy Show on October 15th. I had a great time at the show and really enjoyed answering the different questions that people had and showing them the Leaf in person.
Some typical questions, in no particular order:
- how much did your car cost?
- how far can you drive on one charge?
- how do you charge the car?
- how did you get it to Nelson?
Continue reading Follow-up on the Green Home and Energy Show
Green Home and Energy Show
Two weeks ago I was invited to participate in the upcoming 2nd annual Nelson Green Home and Energy Show. Electric vehicles were added to the show this year, and they were looking for ‘EV ambassadors’ – I was thrilled to be invited and confirmed my acceptance. Continue reading Green Home and Energy Show
Join us for the ride…
Welcome to the first post on the Kootenay EV Family website. Head over to the ‘About‘ page to learn more about me and my family.
A life-change in the spring of 2014 meant that our family had to become a two-car family to support my 70 km commute (more on this in a future post). Continue reading Join us for the ride…