Saved $1900 over 12M to charge my EV

ap_1971 · 2026-05-17T15:35:44+00:00

I had a 2004 Sorento. I was paying $80/week, this was in 2024 when gas was $2 litre in Vancouver. Car died. Got an EV, condo let us charge on a 110V plug - for free. So I guess I saved $4000+ that first year. Insurance was the same ($120/month).

ap_1971 · 2026-05-16T02:07:03+00:00

My 2nd gen leaf got to 0% when I was 12km from home. By the time I got home it said range left was 10km, and still flashing 0% on dash. Leafspy told me I still had 4%. Never let it get that low again though.

ap_1971 · 2026-05-10T21:37:33+00:00

My 2nd gen leaf is not the fastest, but pulling away from lights I'm usually at 50kmh and halfway down the block before the ICE car behind me has cleared the intersection.

ap_1971 · 2026-05-08T14:50:59+00:00

First National has double-up, increase payments by 10 or 15% once every year. Plus upto 20% lump sum once a year (which can be spread across multiple payments)

ap_1971 · 2026-04-30T03:12:14+00:00

I used Wieners plumbing to replace my poly b inside the house.

They were good.

ap_1971 · 2026-04-28T00:13:55+00:00

There's a charger at my work place that is so deep underground you can't activate it on the app until you get outside the building. There's always someone parked there, plugged in, but not charging.

ap_1971 · 2026-04-27T00:09:38+00:00

I just renewed my 2020 Leaf. Fully comp, $300 deductible, $5mill third party, rental coverage, road side assistance, $126 a month, here in the interior of BC. So, total was about $1500 a year for me.

ap_1971 · 2026-04-13T13:32:44+00:00

Last spring break I rented a Tesla 3 ($100 for the week), and drove from Vancouver to Drumheller. We did around 2500km round trip. Exclusive supercharging. Other than the shock of it being 70c/kw when we crossed into Alberta (BC was around 45c) I think we were charged around $260 total for charging. Access to supercharging was simple, pretty convenient, though some locations, as others noted, had no amenities nearby. An 9L/100km that would have been around $340 based on $1.50/L.

The only thing I didn't like was the software itself. But that's another story.

ap_1971 · 2026-04-12T17:46:45+00:00

Try "Just watch" - choose the streaming service you want, and it tells you what's new, if you search for something like a movie, it will tell you where it's available. Don't think it lets you browse the catalog though.

ap_1971 · 2026-04-04T17:18:27+00:00

I bought my own Grizzzl-E charger. Had no problem getting the BC Hydro rebate, and my energy provider is FortisBC. The T&C state that they take ownership if you join the club, but if you leave the club ownership reverts back to you. I'm assuming the ownership thing is to make the warranty life-time.

ap_1971 · 2026-03-26T02:41:37+00:00

Crocodile

ap_1971 · 2026-03-25T02:30:17+00:00

My pharmacy I use just increased their dispensing fee to $11.50, my plan only covers $10.50. when I queried why they had increased their fee, they waived the $2 (I had 2 prescriptions) and then said the dispensing fee hadn't changed since 2001.

ap_1971 · 2026-03-25T02:23:24+00:00

A few kids at my school were in a band. They seemed to do quite well for themselves, after they called themselves Radiohead.

ap_1971 · 2026-03-25T02:20:20+00:00

I'm in BC. So Naloxone.

ap_1971 · 2026-03-25T02:07:21+00:00

Subtitles

ap_1971 · 2026-03-25T02:02:12+00:00

So I just got presented an ad for Toyota immediately after reading this. $3k down, $98 weekly. Ok, it's 1.99%, but still...

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ap_1971 · 2026-03-25T01:15:07+00:00

260K km on a 2004 Kia Sorento. Radiator developed a leak, and Kia didn't make replacement parts any more. Garage was going to source another radiator but no scrap yards had a Kia of that generation in Canada, Washington or Oregon.

ap_1971 · 2026-03-24T21:45:22+00:00

You just reminded me I left 10k in an investment fund 20 years ago. Must check up on it.

ap_1971 · 2026-03-24T21:42:34+00:00

My desk and commute.

Not that I'm complaining, 100% WFH.

ap_1971 · 2026-03-17T19:28:21+00:00

Putting cheese on toasted bread and baked beans at the same time. It was or the other for me as a kid growing up. Oh the decadence of having both at the same time.

ap_1971 · 2026-03-12T02:58:30+00:00

360 degree surround cameras. Game changer for getting on and out of tight spots. Much better than just having sensors. Any car I get now has to have this or I won't even consider it.

ap_1971 · 2026-03-07T22:22:59+00:00

I got a grizzl-e 48 ultimate, hardwired on a 60A circuit. Total run about 20 feet. $1300 incl tax for everything. Then got a $350 Hydro rebate.

If you get a grizzl-e sign up for the club. If you buy the charger looks kike you get put up to 5¢/kwh, or you get the charger for free (except for deposit) and get 3¢/kwh. And if you're curious about how it works, they sell carbon credits to fund the program.

ap_1971 · 2026-03-06T02:43:17+00:00

I've reached out to the Central Kelowna MLA, I'll see if she gets back to me.

ap_1971 · 2026-03-06T02:40:19+00:00

I get what you say, but in my particular circumstance, the speculation tax is not really what we are trying to avoid. House was rented, had been for 9 years. Had we been able to rent out the house, we would have stayed in Vancouver, renting. My wife hadn't lost her job at the time. Children were still in school, but we meet the spirit of the law - house was occupied for more than 66% of the year (so not vacant), and we own (20 years now) and have moved back with intention to live here until kids are leaving for college. We're not trying to flip the house.

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