Electric Vehicle Etiquette Project
To help educate people on EV etiquette including when to charge, the BCIT Smart Microgrid Applied Research Team (SMART) teamed up with three BCIT Digital Design and Development students, Tasha Vithaya, Emily Kwok-Choon, and Ashlynn Chen, to design and produce three short animated videos to help illustrate the proper way of good etiquette when charging an electric vehicle. SMART student researcher Maria Bushmin presented two workshops to the BCIT community on EV (EV 101 and EV 102) and from her development and research on these workshops and in consultation with BCIT EV expert Kelly Carmichael and social science researcher Joey Dabell, the three personas were developed.
- The EV Etiquette videos and project have been featured in BCIT News.
- The project won the 2021 ECO Canada Community Impact Award, which recognizes positive environmental projects from across the country by groups that have displayed environmental advocacy, sustainable initiatives, and skill-building. Read more >>
- BCIT Dean Applied Research Kim Dotto spoke about the EV Etiquette project on Business in Vancouver’s Technology podcast
- Tesla Canada has picked up the videos: Don’t be an Ian Icer, Olivia Overstayer, or Peter Perker – BCIT creates EV etiquette videos to help educate drivers.
For more information about BCIT’s EV Awareness initiatives, please contact:
Joey Dabell M. Ed. B. Tech.
Project Leader
Smart Microgrid Applied Research Team, BCIT