{"id":6475,"date":"2019-07-17T02:04:46","date_gmt":"2019-07-17T06:04:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bpmelectric.com\/?p=6475"},"modified":"2019-12-09T18:22:10","modified_gmt":"2019-12-09T23:22:10","slug":"electric-vehicles-and-charging-stations-in-vancouver-a-breakdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/174.142.205.70\/~bpmelectric\/electric-vehicles-and-charging-stations-in-vancouver-a-breakdown\/","title":{"rendered":"Electric vehicles and charging stations in Vancouver \u2014 a breakdown"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you live in Vancouver or the Lower Mainland, you might remember (how could you not) when the cost of gas reached $1.75+\/L earlier this year. I think we are all still recovering from the shock and pain of filling up at those prices.<\/p>\n

Gas prices have come down slightly since then, but there\u2019s still a sense of worry \u2014 we\u2019ve seen traffic jams around gas stations offering gas for $1.30\/L. All this is to have really made a case for people to purchase an electric vehicle (EV), which have been selling at an \u201castonishing\u201d rate over the last few months in Vancouver. Couple the price of gas with provincial rebates for EV charging stations and for buying an electric vehicle, and there\u2019s a clear reason why people are making the switch.<\/p>\n

If you do purchase an EV, of course you will save money in gas. One thing to remember is that you will have to pay to charge the vehicle. But how does this compare to gasoline? How much will your electrical bill increase?<\/p>\n

BC Hydro<\/a> has given the following breakdown:<\/p>\n