The first fully electric car sold in the Parkland was sold at Dean Cooley GM yesterday. Esther Fyk, from Dauphin, is the owner of a Chevrolet Bolt.
“Well, it feels very exciting and I hope I can be a leader and help other people go down this same path. I think an electric car is one of the ways that we can help mitigate global climate change.”
Fyk is going electric to help younger people to make sure they have a world to live in.
Fyk has a plan for how she’s going to plug in her car. She has an agreement with the Dauphin Super 8 that every time she uses their plugin she will pay them 5 dollars. It would take about 2 hours to fully charge her car using the plugin.
The city is also planning on installing plug-ins for electric cars that would charge the vehicle in 15 minutes. While plugging into a block heater could take up to 8 hours.
The Bolt has a range of 402 kilometres from a full charge.
