It’s all fun and games until the weather hits -30c. This will be the first time I have driven an EV through the winter, so far everything has been fine except the battery does lose some range; by some, I mean quite a bit. From +25c to -25c, the EV I have been driving
We are thrilled to celebrate another holiday season with all of our friends and family at Jim Pattison Lease. In appreciation of all of the support you showed us this year, our Jim Pattison Lease family has a message for you below. From the bottom of our hearts, we'd like to wish you and
Tesla Super Charging station located at the CrossIron Mills Mall late at night in Calgary, AB. Randy: One of the first couple of questions people have asked me about driving an EV is “where do you charge it?” and “how long does it last on a charge?”. To best answer the first question, literally everywhere.
Randy: Numerous people have asked me questions about where and how to charge EV’s in the city. The “how’ to charge an EV depends on the brand of EV you drive. In North America, we have mainly four types of EV charging station plugs, you just need to know which one will accept your EV
In the first chapter of our new blog series "Charged-Up About EVs", Randy explains what it's like to drive the Tesla Model S for the first time after being in the automotive industry for over 33 years. Meet Randy McMahon, the Prairies Region Remarketing Manager for Jim Pattison Lease. "Having been in the car business
Jim Pattison Lease is pleased to announce the purchase of Location D’Auto Lacolle located in Laval, QC. For more than 40 years, Location D’Auto Lacolle has been serving customers’ automotive needs throughout the province of Quebec under the leadership of the Fournier family. During this time, Location D’Auto Lacolle offered personalized and responsive services to
Jim Pattison Lease is pleased to announce a new partnership with Visa Truck Rentals and Leasing based in Grande Prairie, AB. This new partnership will continue to operate the existing rental and leasing business that has been serving customers for over 40 years. Visa has locations throughout Western Canada offering quality vehicles for both short
According to the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia, new drivers in BC are 3.5 times more at risk of getting into an accident than experienced drivers. That’s why ICBC is recruiting as many as 7,000 drivers with less than 4 years’ experience behind the wheel for a one-year pilot project to gauge driver behavior. Each
Charlie Williams Account Executive, Toronto How long have you been with Jim Pattison Lease? I have been with Jim Pattison Lease for 25 years. What do you do here? I am an Account Executive responsible for signing new accounts and then managing them on an ongoing basis. How does the JP Lease culture
On June 13, 2019, Transport Canada published Canada’s long-awaited ELD (electronic logging device) rule in an effort to increase safety and compliance in the trucking industry. In 2 years (by June 2021), ELDs will have to be used by all drivers that are currently required to maintain a logbook. The rules themselves will not be
