Called the EV Maintenance Training Program, it will be offered at three additional colleges, allowing automotive technicians to upgrade their qualifications. This type of training is already underway in other parts of the province; the program was first offered in 2019 at the B.C. Institute of Technology in the Vancouver suburb of Burnaby. With this new infusion of cash – to the tune of $440,000 – the EV tech-training program will be extended to Okanagan College’s Kelowna campus, College of New Caledonia in Prince George, and Camosun College in suburban Victoria.
“We’re supporting the growing popularity of EVs by helping auto technicians develop the skills they need to work on EVs in service centres across B.C.,” said Bruce Ralston, minister of energy, mines and low carbon innovation. Eligible technicians interested in the program should check each college’s web site for course details. Training is scheduled to begin this fall.
Sunreef Undergoes Building Phase of All-Electric 80 Eco Luxury Catamaran 14 Mar 2021, 18:55 UTC ·
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March 11, 2021 was the day Sunreef announced they have begun building a third all-electric catamaran, the 80 Eco. The team has already launched two vessels from this family, but the 80 is the largest of the bunch. Time to get acquainted.
If you don’t know anything about Sunreef, they’ve been around since 2002, with their first ship, the 74 CHE, seeing its launch in 2003. Since then, the team, led by Founder and CEO Francis Lapp, has come to be responsible for over 140 yachts worldwide. Some of those vessels use combustion for power, others like the 80 Eco, rely on an array of features to harness energy from the world around.
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Volvo has new visions – such as going fully electric by 2030 and carbon-neutral by 2040. The company already has its first purely electric car: the XC40 Recharge.
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