Ucluelet Plugs Into Electric Vehicles

Last weekend we posted a video of an electric car drag racing.  We posted it partly for fun and partly because it demonstrated a possibility.  We can't help but gain a little more optimism when possibilities become realities.
From:
http://www.civicinfo.bc.ca/302n.asp?newsid=3916&r=3918&r=3917&r=3916  comes this article:

Not sure if a 'cute' utility vehicle would work in our winters but.....
Thursday, February 17, 2011


UCLUELET - The District of Ucluelet has purchased two new electric trucks to help reduce their carbon footprint. Ucluelet joins many other BC communities who are moving towards using clean electric vehicles to replace fuel burning fleet vehicles which emit, on average, 4.37 tonnes of CO2 per year.

Community of Ucluelet Mayor, Eric Russcher, based his decision to purchase the electric utility trucks on the fact that they are “Economically viable, environmentally friendly, reduces our carbon footprint, efficient and to top it off they are cute. We have found a true win-win situation.”

The Might-E Trucks Ucluelet purchased are manufactured on Vancouver Island by Canadian Electric Vehicles (CEV) who has been supplying electric solutions to municipalities, governments and businesses around the world for the last 21 years. CEV owner Randy Holmquist says, "It is only the last two or three years that we have seen growth in our Canadian sales but it's a significant increase this year. As communities struggle to reduce their green house gas emissions they are realizing the benefits of replacing dirty fuel burning trucks with clean electric ones" Holmquist is pleased that communities like Ucluelet choose to purchase from a local Canadian company – something which is good for the Vancouver Island economy and good for the Canadian economy.

About Might-E Truck

The Might-E Truck is a custom built, electric powered, utility vehicle manufactured from the ground up using North American automotive parts at the CEV plant in Errington, British Columbia. The Might-E Truck is road legal under Transport Canada regulations for Low Speed Electric Vehicles and travels at a top speed of 40km/hr. With a driving range of up to 90km these electric trucks work well as downtown maintenance trucks or in specialized applications such as local garbage pickup and grounds keeping.

The Might-E Truck has a GVWR of 1355 kg, is capable of carrying a payload of 680 kg and has a towing capacity of 1800 kg. This along with a record of great performance on paved and gravel roads with an option of turf tires for grass and dirt terrain makes Might-E Truck a versatile electric vehicle in operation at campuses, parks, resorts, municipalities and industries.

Designed for low maintenance cost, the zero emission Might-E Truck outperforms combustion vehicles both financially and mechanically.

About Canadian Electric Vehicles

Canadian Electric Vehicles (CEV) has been designing and manufacturing electric vehicles and electric vehicle components for over 20 years. With world-wide sales CEV is a successful global business. Vehicles in service range in size from three ton aircraft refueling and LAV trucks to the Might-E Tug, an electric towing unit which tows a variety of carts and equipment weighing up to 10,000 pounds. The latest innovation, the Might-E Drive, is a drop in system to convert fleet trucks (for example the Ford Ranger) to electric. The primary CEV product is the Might-E Truck, a zero emission custom heavy duty electric utility vehicle.

Additional information is available at:      http://www.canev.com/.
http://www2.canada.com/westerly/story.html?id=98ba69d5-3cb5-4106-a72d-0f64117b43e2


Photo, Julia Prinselaar, Westerly News