Gas Prices

[Alex Mackinnon]

I case anyone is on the EV fence, once the Federal IZEV incentives kick in on May 1, you can have up to $16K in credits for an EV in BC. You just need an old gas/diesel car to scrap as a trade-in.

Or you can keep complaining about how expensive gas is...

[retro_orange]

Originally Posted by Alex Mackinnon

I case anyone is on the EV fence, once the Federal IZEV incentives kick in on May 1, you can have up to $16K in credits for an EV in BC. You just need an old gas/diesel car to scrap as a trade-in.

Or you can keep complaining about how expensive gas is...

...does the rebate count if all you can afford is a used EV?

[Alex Mackinnon]

Originally Posted by retro_orange

...does the rebate count if all you can afford is a used EV?

Only part of it. I think you can get $3K for scrapping a gasser. The incentives theoretically should start to bring used costs down.

[GeeCee]

Are there any incentives to help with the cost of installing a level 2 charger in a condo parking spot?

[Alex Mackinnon]

Originally Posted by GeeCee

Are there any incentives to help with the cost of installing a level 2 charger in a condo parking spot?

Not having to pay for gas.

[mcminsen]

Highest price I've seen at this station on Marine Drive in North Vancouver.



April 21 '19, my pic

[SpongeG]

Originally Posted by Trainguy

But SS gives you another 7 cents off in points if you have one of their MC like I do. Still 155.9 is a rip off...

I know but I wasn't waiting in a line that streteched onto the road and I was almost out of gas so needed enough to get home to Coquitlam

[s211]

Originally Posted by Alex Mackinnon

Not having to pay for gas.

Having to pay for electricity?

[WarrenC12]

Originally Posted by GeeCee

Are there any incentives to help with the cost of installing a level 2 charger in a condo parking spot?

Yes but the program is oversubscribed (and should be renewed if the government of BC is serious about CleanBC):

https://pluginbc.ca/incentives/charging-solutions-incentives/

Our building is doing our own thing. The fine print on these incentives is you need to overbuild for the future, and hook up to a monitoring service for the electricity used. Overbuilding might be ok, but the monitoring services mean you're signing up to a monthly fee that you probably can't charge back enough for.

Our other issue, which I'm sure is shared by many condo dwellers, is the lack of available parking to allocate to shared EV charging. We are re-purposing a loading zone spot that is never used, but I doubt owners will ever agree to give up a second parking spot for EV charging. After this, it will be individual owners adding chargers to their parking spots. That will require a bunch of research and careful planning, managed by strata of course.

[logicbomb]

Originally Posted by s211

Having to pay for electricity?

No kidding.

Also, congrats you save on gas but how about your groceries and necessities that get transported via trucks? We will all collectively pay...

I find it a tad bit humorous that we are all freaking out over gas prices but turning a blind eye to the complete gouging being done by the telecom industry. $5-10 increase in bills every 4-8 months is the new norm.

[bluefox]

Originally Posted by logicbomb

No kidding.

Also, congrats you save on gas but how about your groceries and necessities that get transported via trucks? We will all collectively pay...

I find it a tad bit humorous that we are all freaking out over gas prices but turning a blind eye to the complete gouging being done by the telecom industry. $5-10 increase in bills every 4-8 months is the new norm.

Or the hundreds of thousands of dollars per residential property in mortgage and interest and other ownership costs that we have done to ourselves by allowing the housing market to go out of control, which has a much more significant impact on a household budget?

[whatnext]

Trump just ended the waivers that allowed China and India to avoid sanctions on Iranian oil, so expect prices to go higher.

[logicbomb]

Originally Posted by bluefox

Or the hundreds of thousands of dollars per residential property in mortgage and interest and other ownership costs that we have done to ourselves by allowing the housing market to go out of control, which has a much more significant impact on a household budget?

The government does not care about citizens. Let's leave it at that.

[aberdeen5698]

Originally Posted by s211

Having to pay for electricity?

At current gas prices it would cost me five times more to go the same distance on gas as it does to power my Bolt EV. And that's comparing it with my previous car, a Prius C, that only consumed 4.5 litres per 100 km.

[Alex Mackinnon]

Originally Posted by s211

Having to pay for electricity?

It's about 14% of the cost.

[Metro-One]

Originally Posted by mcminsen

Highest price I've seen at this station on Marine Drive in North Vancouver.



April 21 '19, my pic

Wow! That’s insnanse.

Just for an FYI average price of regular around here in Japan is 138¥ a liter. Essentially for all living purposes 1 yen is essentially 2 cent.

[retro_orange]

Originally Posted by Metro-One

Wow! That’s insnanse.

Just for an FYI average price of regular around here in Japan is 138¥ a liter. Essentially for all living purposes 1 yen is essentially 2 cent.

Now if only we had the awesome variety of small cars and trucks that Japan has...

[Metro-One]

Originally Posted by retro_orange

Now if only we had the awesome variety of small cars and trucks that Japan has...

Yep, just filled up my little K-car for under 30 bucks and that lasts me around 500km.

[SpongeG]

was dropping to 159.9 this evening, was 172.9 earlier in the afternoon at most places

[VancouverOfTheFuture]

Originally Posted by SpongeG

was dropping to 159.9 this evening, was 172.9 earlier in the afternoon at most places

i found 155.9 next to a 165.9. seems weird you wouldn't match.