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  • Edmunds: What you actually need to know about wintertime driving with an electric vehicle

    February 04, 2024 - 11:30 AM

    As a big winter storm rolled across the United States in mid-January, many news outlets reported on drivers of electric vehicles dealing with dramatically reduced range and multi-hour waits at public charging stations. It’s true that driving an EV in freezing weather poses extra challenges compared to a gasoline-powered vehicle. But it’s also possible to employ techniques that can make EV winter driving less challenging. The car experts at Edmunds report on what you can do.

  • BC Hydro shifts pricing formula for public EV chargers

    January 27, 2024 - 6:00 PM

    Gary Guthrie has had an electric vehicle for more than a decade and vows he’ll never own a gas-powered car again — even if that might mean a price increase in the near future when he hits the pump, so to speak.

  • Edmunds: The best plug-in hybrids for driving without filling up on gas

    December 31, 2023 - 4:30 PM

    Buying a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle is a great way to try living with an electric vehicle without giving up the convenience of using gasoline for longer trips. They’re perfect for driving shorter commutes, shuttling kids to school, and running local errands on electricity. But when your plans call for a longer trip, a plug-in hybrid’s gasoline engine takes over and makes it possible to drive across the city or the entire country without recharging the battery.

  • Amid push for EV adoption, pickup trucks are the next frontier

    December 31, 2023 - 9:00 AM

    Michael Laroche replaced his Ford F-150 pickup truck with its electric twin, the F-150 Lightning, about a year-and-a-half ago.

  • iN PHOTOS: Paddle-wheeler 'Wanda Sue' sets sights on return to South Thompson River

    July 22, 2023 - 6:00 AM

    It’s been nearly 20 years since the Wanda Sue stopped cruising on the South Thompson River out of Kamloops.

  • Automakers targeting average households with new crop of EVs

    July 19, 2022 - 9:00 PM

    WARREN, Mich. (AP) — In their first rollouts of electric vehicles, America's automakers targeted people who value short-range economy cars. Then came EVs for luxury buyers and drivers of pickups and delivery vans.

  • Edmunds: The Best Hybrid Pickup Trucks in 2022

    July 13, 2022 - 10:00 PM

    The average national price for gasoline has gone up almost $2 over the past year, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. That’s not good news for some of the thirstiest vehicles on the road: pickup trucks. But there is a relatively new option if you’re looking to save on gas: a hybrid pickup.

  • Frozen cars, batteries keeping Kamloops, Okanagan mechanics busy

    December 28, 2021 - 6:00 PM

    As temperatures plummet in Kamloops and the Okanagan, tow truck drivers and auto shops are busy with service calls.

  • New Kelowna Art Gallery sculpture to promote discussion around city's car culture

    November 02, 2021 - 6:00 AM

    Pedestrians and motorists will encounter a striking new sculptural art piece the next time they’re at the corner of Water Street and Cawston Avenue in downtown Kelowna.

  • Your one-stop shop for outdoor power equipment

    July 04, 2021 - 8:00 AM

    If you are looking for outdoor power equipment in the Central Okanagan, there’s a store in Kelowna that has you covered — no matter what you need. Okanagan Power Equipment, at 102-2791 Highway 97 North, carries an extensive range of outdoor power tools and machinery by well-known companies like Stihl, Toro and Briggs and Stratton.
  • iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
    Following are emailed reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the third week of April 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability.  Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jones at mjo
  • Discharge coming from the Sandher Fruit Packer plant. Fruit packers near Kelowna fined another $78,000
    A fruit packing plant in the Ellison area east of Kelowna was hit with another $78,368 in fines for discharging effluent into a failed septic field. That’s now more than $110,000 in fines since 2022 for the same issue at Sandher Fruit
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