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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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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