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At the end of our interview, I asked Julian Sale to describe the journey of Tesla and Motorize in one sentence. He thought for a moment. Then he said, “Growing at light speed.” Julian owns Motorize Electric Vehicles, an EV dealership right here in Sidney, BC. His team has sold only EVs since 2016, and […]

So here’s a question we get asked a lot at the shop: is a Tesla really just a car with some apps on it, or is something bigger going on under the hood? The answer surprises people. A Tesla isn’t a hardware-defined vehicle with some software sprinkled on top. It’s the opposite. Tesla builds software-defined […]

So here’s a question I asked Julian at Motorize: “Is the Toyota BZ4X actually a good fit for life on Vancouver Island?” The short answer? For most families in the Victoria, Saanich, and Sidney area — absolutely yes. What followed was one of the most genuinely useful conversations I’ve had about electric vehicles. Here’s what I […]

What if your car could handle the morning commute through Victoria, navigate the Malahat, find a parking spot at the Saanich Centre — and do all of that better than most human drivers? That’s not a fantasy. That’s Tesla Full Self-Driving Supervised in 2026. I sat down with Julian at Motorize in Sidney to get the […]

You’ve probably noticed that Hyundai and Kia EVs are everywhere right now. On the roads, in the news, in our inventory. And if you’ve been shopping for a used electric vehicle on Vancouver Island, chances are you’ve already come across a Kona, a Niro, a Soul, or an Ioniq. So what’s all the excitement about? […]

So why do so many gas cars still fill the streets of Victoria, Saanich, and Sidney — even as electric vehicles become more affordable, more capable, and more available than ever before? That’s exactly the question Yuko, a researcher and volunteer with the Victoria chapter of the BC Sustainable Energy Association (BCSEA), brought to Julian, founder of Motorize […]

There’s a moment every parent dreads a little. Your kid gets their license. Suddenly, that 4,000-pound machine is heading out the driveway without you in the passenger seat. And all you can do is hope you’ve set them up well — with the right skills, the right habits, and yes, the right car. At Motorize […]

So here’s something we hear all the time at Motorize. Someone comes in for a test drive, we’re halfway through the lot, and they quietly say: “You don’t actually take gas cars on trade, do you?” And we have to smile. Because yes — absolutely yes, we do. If you’ve been sitting on the fence about […]

Let’s say you walk into Motorize today with $15,000 in your pocket and a simple question: “Where do I start?” Believe it or not, that’s actually our favourite kind of customer. Because the answer is clear, the value is real, and the math — once you see it — is genuinely hard to argue with. Here’s […]

So you’ve got $25,000 to spend on a used electric vehicle. Now what? Here’s the thing — at that budget, you’re not just limited. You’re actually spoiled for choice. We’re talking Teslas, Nissan Leafs, Volkswagen e-Golfs, Kia Souls, Chevy Bolts, BMW i3s, Hyundai Konas… the list goes on. And that’s exactly what makes it tricky. Walk […]