If you are curious about electric vehicles, the Saskatchewan Environmental Society is hosting a presentation Tuesday which may interest you, featuring two people who have been driving them in Saskatchewan for more than four years.

Bill Hale is one of them. He says he would never go back. He understands the argument for some is that much of Saskatchewan’s electricity still comes from fossil fuels, so switching doesn’t help, but electric vehicles still put less carbon dioxide emissions in the air than gas vehicles. When it comes to performance in all weather conditions, Hale says the province’s coldest days do affect the range, which during those minus 30 days would be about half what it would normally be, but he emphasizes that those extremely cold days aren’t the majority of the winter. For anyone considering an electric vehicle, he advises talking to others who have one, and he points to the Sask EV Facebook group. Tonight’s presentation in the basement of Frances Morrison Library begins at 7, and at the same time will also be streamed on the library’s Facebook page.

According to the website www.energysage.com, the advantage of an EV are that it’s energy efficient, reduces emissions and require lower maintenance while the disadvantages are electric cars can’t travel as far, charging takes longer than filling up with gas, and EVs are sometimes more expensive.