While February’s electric vehicle sales in Canada will have easily topped year-ago numbers, the plug-in market still faces headwinds in Canada during 2014.
British Columbia hit a milestone of 1,000 plug-in vehicle sales earlier this year. With 4.4 million people, the province has about the same population as Kentucky and represents one of every six Canadian plug-in sales. (more…)
A new web based tool has been developed to help consumers better understand the energy performance of building-related products. The Technology Performance Exchange™ (TPEx™) is a portal that helps manufacturers and other organizations that measure and test products easily share performance data with product consumers. (more…)
The events of this winter seem the weather in Ontario is playing tricks on its residents. Southern Ontario, Quebec and the Maritimes have been and will be severely hit by massive weather systems (polar vortex). A storm system that stretched from southern Ontario to the Atlantic Coast brought with it freezing rain, and ice which covered Toronto all the way to the Atlantic Coast.
December 2013 headlines from the CBC in the GTA read:
We are having our usual new year “Blow-Out” sale on a huge inventory of products. Each year’s sale features steep discounts and this years’ discounts are our best yet — Get discounts as high as 30%. (more…)
Power failures can be a real pain-and downright dangerous-if you’re not prepared. At the very least, blackouts disable heating and air-conditioning systems, freezers, refrigerators, water pumps and lighting. If the power outage lasts for any length of time, your home can become uncomfortable and possibly uninhabitable: Your water pipes may freeze and burst, the food in your freezer may thaw and spoil, or your sump pump may fail, flooding your basement. Any of these events can quickly become expensive. If a blizzard blocks roads and you’re snowed-in during subzero temperatures, grid failure can even be life-threatening. (more…)
SRP Electric’s installed charging stations deliver controlled power to effectively and efficiently charge electric vehicles (EV). The charging stations are easy to use and come in a variety of power and design options that integrate pleasant aesthetics, practical ergonomics and sturdy construction. (more…)
There are many benefits to owning or hosting a charging station, which depend on your site characteristics as well as your goals and values. For example, a retail business may host a charging station to increase customer visits and revenue, whereas a municipality may host a station for the public health benefits associated with increased EV use.
Each benefit in the following list is – or may become – available to one or more types of station host:
1) Customer Attraction and Retention, Corporate Branding:
Offering charging is a direct way to attract and retain new, EV-driving customers. In addition, many consumers believe it is important to purchase products with environmental benefits and to frequent environmentally responsible companies. Hosting a charging station is a highly visible way to state your organization’s environmental values, which may help contribute to a “green” image that attracts and retains customers who share these values.
2) User Charging and Parking Fees:
Charging-station hosts have the opportunity to generate revenue directly from people who use their services. Although the selling of electricity by non-utility organizations may be prohibited, there are various ways to collect revenue for charging, such as subscription-based, pay-per-charge, and pay for-parking systems. Using these types of systems typically requires installation of advanced EV charging products available at SRP Electric.
3) Employee Attraction and Retention:
Companies that offer charging may be able to attract and retain employees who want to charge EVs during the day. In addition, it is very important to many employees – even those who don’t drive EVs – that their employers are proactive with transportation planning.
4) Fleet Cost Savings:
An organization may want to serve its own fleet with charging stations in addition to serving the public. An EV fleet can realize substantial operating cost savings — contact SRP Electric for firm figures on this.
5) Advertising Opportunities:
Each time an EV driver visits a charging station is an opportunity to advertise to that driver. A station host could advertise its own products or services in this way or sell advertising space to another organization.
As we can see the opportunities go on — contact SRP Electric for more insights on these points and how they best suit your specific situation or business.
Contact SRP Eletric for a complete site assessment and a no obligation quick quote today!
“The SRP Electric sponsored GreenUp Expo was very successful — and I’d like to thank all that made it a tremendous success” Rick Yates.
This past Saturday Oct. 19 Lansdowne place Mall looked like a Hollywood premiere with the SRP Electric’s EVolution Drive. We had two Tesla Model S’, a Tesla Roadster, a Power Tran all electric utility van, and two Mitsubishi MiEVs onsite and were all available for test drives and rides.
Inside the mall, our booth displayed the best in green products available in the Peterborough and Kawartha areas. SRP Electric showcased its roster of products which include installing Electric Vehicle Charging stations, providing and installing Triacta® Energy Management products/software, and Energy Saving products.
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Make sure to enter our draw to win the iPad Mini®. We had lots of entries at Saturday’s GreenUp Expo, and the only way you can win is if you enter today! The contest remains open till December 31st, and you can sign up online by clicking HERE. Make sure to read the Contest Details.
BONUS: You may also be the lucky winner of a free lunch with Rick Yates when you sign up for our e-newsletter. But don’t wait — business owners can call Rick directly at 705-760-3270 to arrange a lunch meeting — on us.
SRP Electric is proud to announce the title sponsorship of Central Ontario’s most celebrated showcase of companies and service providers focused on sustainable economy. In it’s 10th year the GreenUP Expo highlights the best in green products and services to consumers. This is a tremendous opportunity to market green options to thousands of eco-conscious consumers and the opportunity to learn what green products and services are available.
SRP Electric is the local expert for ‘green solutions’ leading the industry with a roster of products. We are now providing and installing Electric Vehicle Charging stations, Triacta® Energy Management products/software, Nedco® Energy Saving products, and Generac® Backup generators–as part of our portfolio to help businesses in Central Ontario become more sustainable and remain competitive in the changing market.
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SRP Electric – EVolution Drive
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SRP Electric EVolution Drive at the 2013 Green Up Expo is a partnership with others in our community who are also committed to providing green solutions. This year we’re offering the opportunity to test drive a variety of Electric Vehicles and learn more about the practicalities and myths of owning a green vehicle.
Please be sure to mark Saturday, October 19th in your calendar and join us at Landsdowne Place for an opportunity to learn about Electric Vehicles and other ways to become more energy efficient at home and at work.
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Electric Vehicles Available For Free Test Rides (Check back For More)
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1) Motor Trend Car of the Year and Consumer Reports Magazine #1 Rated Car of All Time the Tesla Model S:
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Rick Yates conducted a test drive with the Tesla model S at our facility here in Peterborough, and gave it a big thumps up–which effectively OKs its presence at the EVolution Drive for FREE Test rides. To be automatically entered for a chance to win the limited spots available to test rides the Tesla S–please visit the SRP Electric Contact page by clicking HERE.
Choose one of these two options to enter the draw:
1) Send in a request and choose EVolution Drive in the drop down list as inquiry of choice–also indicate if there is an EV you’d like to test drive at this event.
2) Subscribe to our mail list or recommend it to a friend–if already subscribed then you have been automatically entered into the draw.
– Another great gift to win in this draw is the iPAD MINI (see below) when you subscribe to our mailing list. See contest details on the subscribe page.
2) The sleek urban electric vehicle in size, and modest range — Mitsubishi i-Miev:
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Rick Yates has again successfully arranged to have the Mitsubishi i-Miev available for display and–even better–free test drives. Come and get what it feels like to drive this sleek beauty of an electric vehicle!
What You’ll Find At The SRP Eletric Booth During The Expo:
1) A selection of Electric Vehicles for test drives.
2) A collection of our ‘green’ products on display–including our partners products.
3) Helpful and knowledgeable staff to guide you through the products and answer all your questions.
4) Electric Vehicle Charger demos will be available.
5) Resourceful packages to take home with helpful literature on all products that can help your business become more sustainable.
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SRP Electric’s team combines a diverse background and years of experience with green solutions and workmanship in order to deliver prompt, efficient and professional service to its clients.
SRP Electric is Central Ontario’s choice for electrical contracting with over 20 years of exceptional customer service and has partnered with Sun Country Highway. This partnership aims to facilitate, and rapidly accelerate the adoption of electric vehicles and lower carbon emissions in the transportation sector here in Peterborough. This partnership also brings with it competitively priced advanced technology products to help drive sustainable revenues for local businesses.
Local Businesses in the Peterborough and the Kawartha Lake areas looking to embrace the green initiatives sweeping Ontario today are invited to get on board. We are ready and rolling out programs to begin helping local businesses generate clients, and give their business a ‘green’ image at the same time. The number of electric vehicle owners in Ontario is rapidly growing and we have joined Sun Country’s goal to put over 1,000 chargers on-line by the end of this year.
How long does an installation take?
The average electric vehicle charger requires roughly 4 hours to install.
We make the most effective decisions that help our customers:
Because charging costs so little, we have decided to focus on the fast Level II – 90Amp chargers that work best at hotels, malls, coffee shops, dealerships and various other places where people tend to stop for ½ hr or more and many of these places may offer the EV charging for FREE.
Many treat EV charging like FREE WiFi. They want your business, so they will give you free EV charging! EV owners tend to be above income earners, are well educated and loyal customers – thus a perfect demographic to cater too!
Aren’t most companies selling 30-40Amp chargers? So why are we focusing more on the 90Amp chargers?
To ‘future-proof’ our network! Our partnership with Sun Country Highway which is the only company offering high speed Level II charging means faster charging and lower time spent on a single charging station in Peterborough and surroundings. Also, our vision is that more and more cars inevitably will come equipped with faster battery – energy acceptance rates (like the Teslas and the forthcoming VTrux and Toyota Rav 4), we can help reduce the charging bottleneck, and get people on their way faster. By the way, there are currently 9 EV models in the marketplace that you or I could go out and purchase today and within 12-16 months that number will mushroom to over two dozen – most or all with these with new faster battery energy acceptance rates.
So that’s all well and good that you can save a lot of money by driving an EV and everybody knows EVs are great for the planet, but here is what is even cooler!
Did you know that 80-90% of EV charging is actually done at home or at work! So if you buy an EV next week, you will want to hire an electrician to install a charger at your home and maybe at your place of work as well. This means jobs for local electricians in Peterborough and the Kawarthas — creating a small economic infrastructure stimulus project!
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