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REPORT: Nissan Leaf coming to Vancouver in 2011

Nissan has named five areas in the U.S. – Tennessee and Oregon; San Diego, CA; Seattle, WA; and the Phoenix/Tucson region in Arizona – to be the first to get the Leaf all-electric vehicle when the car goes on sale in late 2010. A report in the Globe and Mail says that Vancouver will be the first Canadian city where the Leaf will be available. Nissan apparently said that the EV will come to British Columbia in 2011. The Vancouver area has a long history of advancign fuel cell technologies, thanks to local company Ballard. ... Read more →

Vancouver approves plans for mandatory plugs in new parking lots

We told you a few days ago that the city of Vancouver, British Columbia was considering mandating the installation of electrical vehicle charging ports in new parking garages. The city council has ...

REPORT: Vancouver considering mandatory electric vehicle plugs for some new parking lots

Vancouver, British Columbia makes a big deal of promoting hydrogen-powered vehicles. But the city is not letting the potential of H2 get in the way of other gasoline alternatives. In fact, local ...

Vancouver 2009: Hydrogen Road Trip vehicles finish 1,700-mile trip

The Hydrogen Road Tour came to a successful conclusion here in Vancouver today after crossing through three states and two countries and making stops in 28 cities since starting in Chula Vista, ...

Hydrogen Road Tour: How can H2 cars can go 1,700 miles? Use a tanker truck

The Hydrogen Road Tour is scheduled to roll into the Hydrogen + Fuel Cells 2009 here in Vancouver tomorrow after 1,700 miles and nine days on the road. But, with the range of even the best hydrogen ...

Vancouver 2009: Hydrogen Fuel Cells automotive panel hearts hydrogen, praises EVs 5 months ago on Autoblog Green

It's unusual to hear many good things about hydrogen vehicles at a conference dedicated to plug-in vehicles. The reverse cannot be said of the pro-hydrogen folks. At the Hydrogen + Fuel Cells 2009 conference here in Vancouver, BC this week, the main message of yesterday's panel discussion on ...

Vancouver 2009: GMC Sierra 1500 hydrogen truck 5 months ago on Autoblog Green

One of the few vehicles on display at the Hydrogen + Fuel Cells 2009 conference here in Vancouver is a modified GMC Sierra 1500 pickup truck. The modifications involved swapping out the gas tank for three 150-liter compressed gas hydrogen ones (they're huge and take up most of the bed, as you ...

Vancouver 2009: learning about the Vancouver Fuel Cell Vehicle Program 5 months ago on Autoblog Green

Vancouver is hosting the Hydrogen + Fuel Cells 2009 conference this week, and that give us a chance to learn a bit more about the city's ongoing hydrogen fuel cell vehicle tests. The Vancouver Fuel Cell Vehicle Program is a seven-year program, and is testing modified H2 Ford Focuses in ...

X-Prize entrant exhibits eRev at Epic Expo, earns 275 MPGe 6 months ago on Autoblog Green

Vancouver just played host to the Epic Expo, an exposition centered around sustainable living, and one of the exhibitors there might be familiar to dedicated AutoblogGreen readers. Last year in New York, we introduced you to the alé by Fuel Vapor Technologies which, at the time, was good ...

Vancouver, BC signs on for Mitsubishi iMiEV testing 7 months ago on Autoblog Green

The latest test site for the Mitsubishi iMiEV is in the Great White North, specifically the city of Vancouver, British Columbia. Vancouver joins several other locales on the west coast in testing the viability of electric cars (see also: Portland, Oregon and San Francisco). The British Columbia ...

The Vancouver International Auto Show continues the green trend 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Following in the footsteps of other recent autoshows this year, the Vancouver International Auto Show is focusing on the greener side of the automotive landscape. Buying vehicles with better fuel economy and lower emissions has been on buyers minds, and the automakers know it. The very existence of ...



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