This page lists ideas and examples for advocating for electric vehicle adoption.
Join the EV Society and your car-specific club (e.g., Tesla Owners of Ontario if you have a Tesla…).
Hyundai Kona Myth Buster.
My EV advocacy fanfold (letter paper folded in thirds).
Example letters Letter to School Bus agency/School board.
Letter to School Bus Operating Company.
For my recent blogs here, see the "Latest from Blog" menu at the top.
See also the IanOnEVs YouTube Channel from the icon at the upper right of this page.
Here are some of the articles I’ve published elsewhere on electric vehicles and related issues such as energy and the climate.
2018-12-18 My write-up on EVs for sale in Canada.
2018-12-18 Electric Cars Are Coming: Get Ready.
2018-10-16 Note to My Friends and Neighbors in the Oil Patch.
Marine Everything from jetskis and speedboats, through short-run ferry and freight, up to cruise ships will eventually be electric.
Keep on top of this segment at PlugBoats.com.
News and views from the Electric Boat Association.
Silent Yachts' 60+ foot cruisers are all-electric, w/ generator for backup on Electrek and their home page.
Newest ferry "Ellen" gets range of 40 km (22 nm) with 30 cars and 200 passengers from its 4.
N.B. These prices and model configurations:
are only valid in Canada;
do not include optional equipment;
were believed up-to-date at time of writing;
are subject to change without notice;
This is (obviously!) not an official Tesla page; always check with Tesla.com for current official information.
Table 1. Model 3 Canadian Pricing Summary Name WD Range Price Fed Rebate Net Notes Standard
RWD
150KM
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C$5,000
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This is Tesla’s first "compliance car"; model made available so that the "Standard+" model would get the federal rebate.
There are several FAQ’s for the Model 3, but this one is my own and I think it’s the best one. Trust me, I’m not biased. Your mileage may vary, as they say.
A few items were adapted or partly borrowed from this older FAQ on Facebook.
Table 1. Tesla Model 3 FAQ Question Answer What is the Model 3?
Model 3 is Tesla’s fourth car model, after the Roadster, Model S and Model X.
The 2019.40.50 software update (end of year, 2019) introduced a large number of new (some would say overdue) voice commands.
This list began with a Facebook post by Stacy Gildersleeve.
I was playing around tonight with the new voice commands just to see what would/wouldn’t work. Here’s what I found: Additions/comments by your obd’t servant and others, now including things that worked before the update.
While Tesla’s current voice commands are not at the level of Siri/Alexa/GoogAh, there is some flexibility, e.
Tesla largely started the electric vehicle revolution (rEVolution). Here are links to much more information on Tesla.
Tesla Main Site
Tesla offers several models. In order of release date:
Original Roadster, very limited production;
Model S, the full-size sedan, the car that made Tesla popular;
Model X, the full-sized SUV with the funky gull-wing doors;
Model 3, the US' best-selling midsize sedan (and what I drive);
Model Y, the mid-sized SUV, just starting to ship in March/April, 2020;
