BC Ferries has every right to refuse any vehicle deemed unsafe. They ask if Jerry cans are with you, they have specific dangerous goods guidelines, and also serve smaller Gulf Islands Sundays with a dangerous-goods-only early morning sailing.
It only took one laptop to bring down a large UPS cargo plane. I hope one day the EV cars and bikes will be segregated somehow, as we all know the possibilities of one going up in flames. That can jeopardize over 2,000 people. Some of the older ferries could do that now, given the unique car deck design.
We give EV owners massive rebates courtesy of the taxpayer. We let them ride solo in the HOV lanes. We provide charging stations, which if enough are made, will produce rolling blackouts if we do not find more energy solutions. Car companies have already told our government they cannot meet their 100% EV-only car sale in time, so the prices will have to go up due to fines imposed by our Liberal government.
The cost will also do irreparable damage to our economy far worse than tariffs. Maybe EV owners could spend that rebate money they got on a rental or wait in line for our Island dealers to fix their problems. The recent fires in Los Angeles had quite a battle dealing with every EV damaged car. I will never park near one of these cars in a parking lot.
Stuart Walker
Central Saanich
