UNBC Green Week is pleased to provide opportunities to check out and try out all things electric – including electric cars, motor cycle, dirt bikes, automatic robotic electric mower, electric chainsaw, e-bikes, e-scooters and more.
Dealership advisors, EV owners and UNBC volunteers will be on-site to answer your questions.
Experience how electric vehicles fit seamlessly into your lifestyle.
Learn how Full Self-Driving (Supervised)* can turn the daily commute into a moment of ease. *Full Self-Driving (Supervised) requires active driver supervision and does not make the vehicles autonomous.
Test Drive a Tesla electric vehicle
Friday September 11th 10:00 am to 7:00 pm
Saturday September 12th 10:00 am to 7:00 pm
Charles J McCaffray Hall Parking Lot – outside of Building 3
University of Northern British Columbia, 3333 University Way Prince George
Check Out and Sign-up to Test Drive an electric vehicle
Wednesday September 23rd 12:00 noon – 2:00 pm
Beside the Bus Loop at UNBC
Local dealerships will have many makes and models of electric vehicles on display,
Including (subject to not being sold prior to our event)
2026 KIA EV4 and EV6 brought to us by Gustafson’s Kia North
2026 Toyota bZ Woodland brought to us by Prince George Toyota
Surron Hyper bee, Light bee X, Ultra bee brought to us by Cycle Power Sports North
Stark Varg MX and Varg EX brought to us by Cycle Power Sports North
Attendees will be able to sign-up for test drives, though test drives will not occur during the 12:00 to 2:00 pm event on Wednesday.
UNBC Green Week
A host of activities and presentations are taking place for UNBC Green Week. Located in UNBC Building 5 Room 313 unless otherwise noted.
Saturday September 19th 7:30 pm (weather permitting): Outdoor drive-in movie powered by an electric vehicle at Lheidli T’enneh Memorial Park. Seating Starts at 7:30 pm, Show Starts around 7:45 pm, ending around 9:00 pm
Monday September 21st 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm: Mapping B.C.’s Renewable Energy Potential by Connor McGookin
Monday September 21st 3:30 pm to 4:15 pm: The Economic Viability Of Electric Vehicles (EVs) Compared To Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) Vehicles by Mitch Carlson
Monday September 21st 4:30 pm to 6:00 pm: Opportunities Municipalities Have For Transitioning To Electric Fleet Vehicles by Mitch Carlson
Tuesday September 22nd 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm: Update On BC Hydro Net Metering For Solar, And What Happens When A Customer Orders Solar And Batteries by TJ Dhillon at UNBC Buidling 5 Room 171
Tuesday September 22nd from 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm: Nuclear Fusion Energy: Imminent or Perpetually a Decade Away? – An Introduction.” By Dr. David Oh at UNBC Buidling 5 Room 171
Wednesday September 23rd 10:30 am to 11:30 am: Experience Getting Solar, Batteries, An Electric Vehicle And A Charging Station by Mayoral Candidate Garth Frizzell
Wednesday September 23rd 2:00 – 3:00 pm: Living Off The Grid In Northern Rural BC by Joel Baerg
Wednesday September 23rd 4:30 pm to 6:00 pm: High Level Presentation On The Electric Transition by Lorne Deyenberg
Friday September 25th 12:00 noon to 1:00 pm: Toxic Trivia Party at UNBC Thirsty Moose Pub
Tuesday October 13th 4:30 pm to 6:00 pm: Is Nuclear Part Of Our Energy Future? by Adrian Currie at UNBC Buidling 5 Room 171
Information on the above activities and presentations are posted in the UNBC Calendar of Events https://www.unbc.ca/events.
Everybody is welcome, and all activities and presentations are free
The Energy Transition Group was formed by individuals from the University of Northern BC (UNBC) and the Prince George Electric Vehicle Association (PG EVA) to encourage informative discussions with guest experts to reveal many of the neat, interesting, intertwined and complicated issues which are occurring with the ongoing energy transition.