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28 more Hydro EV Quick Chargers

Filed under: Environment, Technology by Kevin Griffiths — Leave a comment
July 10, 2018

 

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Leaf has direct connection to 500 volt quick charger in Merritt. Photo KDG

BC hydro has completed the 2018 program on “30 Minute ” Quick chargers. Bringing their total to 58 in the province.

he second phase includes 28 new stations, in addition to the 30 that were completed in 2016. There are 13 new stations in the Lower Mainland and two new stations at the Britton Creek rest area on the Coquihalla Highway, allowing drivers to quickly charge up before heading to the Southern Interior – or to the Kootenays. The stations also connect drivers from Horseshoe Bay to the west coast of Vancouver Island.

They utility is now planning another phase to bring more quick chargers to drivers from Kamloops North to Prince George. Hydro Chargers

Line ups may be avoided by seeing if a charger ahead is occupied, by a smart device. There are often another 240 volt charger in the proximity of the  Hydro 500 volt quick chargers.

Merritt’s new Quick Charger has connections to Bolt and Leaf models EV.

On this Day:  July 10th 1943

Operation Husky begins in Sicily.

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Prizes from the 19th annual Merritt show and shine

Filed under: Antiques, Cars, Sports and Leisure by Kevin Griffiths — Leave a comment
July 31, 2013

A pleasant and interesting show on Sunday the 28th of July at Central park in Merritt.

Mayor’s Choice:  George Ewert, from Kamloops , with his 1948 Chevrolet Pickup

            Best Vintage:  Ted & Marguerite Lund , from Merritt, with their 1940 Packard

 

“There were 145 registered vehicles and it was a great day, as you know.  The winners of the four major Door Prizes were:”

Norma Mervyn, Treasurer

Nicola Valley Cruiser’s Car Club

 

            Welding Helmet – Ron Matkea – Ashcroft

            Pickup Dry Box – Brian  Cave – Merritt

            A& W Table & Stools – John Appel – Merritt

            3800 psi Pressure Washer – Roger Souchon – Princeton

Today in history: July  31, 1856

Christchurch New Zealand is chartered as a city.

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GM dealer donates

Filed under: Environment, Social Activism by Kevin Griffiths — Leave a comment
May 9, 2013

The local Chevy dealer has given all their parts books to the local public library. On Wednesday two of the  GM staff were piling up parts and repair manuals for  the GM products.  A source at the library said ” I am not official but I think that there is a constituency here for these” and ” you need to be intelligent to be mechanical”

A full pick up truck load of manuals were delivered , the GM staff members willing posed for a picture.  A source in the parts department said “all our service manuals are on computer and we have a whole room full of books  we want to clean up”

Today in history: May 9, 1927

The Australian Parliament convenes in Canberra.

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No more for you Pontiac

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December 15, 2011

Yesterday crews were at the local General Motors dealer ,Murray GM and they were changing the sign for the lot. No more does it sport Pontiac. Now there are three manufactures offered ,Chevrolet , Buick and GMC.

The free world owes a lot to the freedom of invention that saw people like Buick and ford and others the liberty to develop products and present them on the free market. General Motors corporation in later years consolidated lots of the original inventors in to a huge corporation and of recent interest is the fact that Medical insurance came along with employment. Three million in the retail part alone of that work had quality hospital insurance with there employment. Mobility and freeing of the individuals for time and efficiency came with it and it was a benefit to people in the macro sence. Because technology gave people a better share of a better life. We Cant imagine some one rejecting an ability to have products moved and barriers to travel lessened. But some did and even to extreme as in some religious communities.

We hope that new and better electronics have as much as an effect on quality of life as did the motor vehicle and that those that oppose have an ability to enjoy what they wish to keep without causing progressive people to be seen as threats.

Pontiac ,according to a salesperson is still producing cars but not under the GM umbrella for sales at least here in Merritt. the last dealer franchises for Pontiac’s were to expire October 31 2010.

Today in History, December 15,1892

Born: J Paul Getty American Millionaire

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Editors note: many first nations people have told me that naming products like Pontiac and Winnebago their name sakes, is not desirable. As a point of interest neither do they like the term discovered as in Christopher C.

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