Dear Editor:
I’m a little dismayed by the negative letters submitted regarding the charging of electric vehicles.
B.C. has an abundance of clean and cheap power available, and the drain on this power by electric vehicles is roughly equivalent to the power used when we heat household water, use stoves to cook dinner, or air conditioners to cool out homes, or use a clothes dryer.
It also uses far less power a hot tub demands.
As for whether drivers are being subsidized at charging stations, the short answer is, no.
Charging stations benefit us all and are only used in rarity, as over 90% of all charging of vehicles is done at home where the price of electricity is a fraction of what it is at stations.
Brad Kilburn
RICHMOND
