Electric vehicles

May 3, 20184 min read

Electric cars of Kootenay/Boundary: Modern pioneers

Last of five parts Who was the first person in the Kootenay Boundary to own an electric car since their re-emergence and where was the...

May 1, 20185 min read

Electric cars of Kootenay/Boundary: Home-made electric cars

Fourth of five parts Alexander Zuckerberg of Castlegar’s Zuckerberg Island had an electric car in the mid-1950s. An ingenious man, he no...

Apr 29, 20187 min read

Electric cars of Kootenay/Boundary: An electric car fit for a king?

Third in a series on local electric cars The most noteworthy early electric vehicle in our area belonged to a Kootenay lumber baron, the...

Apr 26, 20183 min read

Electric cars of Kootenay/Boundary: The greatest place on Earth

Second of five parts In 2016, John Mackie of The Vancouver Sun wrote an interesting story about early electric vehicles, and called...

Apr 25, 20186 min read

Electric cars of Kootenay/Boundary: Grand Forks, 1905

First of five parts Was the first automobile ever seen in this region electric? With the current push to better accommodate electric...

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