Thursday, March 3, 2022 – Langford Mayor Stew Young and our very own Heather Kellington helped Jennie Lee of Seacliff Properties break ground this morning at Tesla Canada’s long-planned sales and service facility, to be built in Langford between Costco and Home Depot. Construction is starting immediately. The 35,000 sq feet building will open in June, 2023.
Ground breaking at Langford Tesla location – Mayor Stew Young & Heather Kellington & Jennie Lee
Tesla has been scouting for a suitable location for several years on southern Vancouver Island, resulting in many rumours being shared among Tesla owners in the area. Locations between Nanaimo and Victoria were talked about, but this location in Greater Victoria will certainly well serve the huge number of Tesla owners in the area, who will no longer need to drive to Vancouver for major service and repairs.
Render of new Tesla sales and service centre in Langford
Until their new building is completed, Tesla has rented a temporary location to provide service from the Rock Bay area in the City of Victoria. Much service on Vancouver Island is currently handled by Tesla’s Mobile Technicians, who arrive at vehicle owners’ homes and offices to perform minor repairs and service.
April 4, 2022 – UPDATE – Construction for the new Service Center in Langford – foundations are going in. Darryn John photoMay 13, 2022 – UPDATE – This is the new Tesla construction site. Not much going on yet. – Rick DoyleJuly 6, 2022 – UPDATE – The construction site for the new Tesla Service Center in Langford (by Costco) was pretty busy this morning with lots of workers. It looks like the foundation and the cement floors are pretty much complete. I guess the next step will be to construct the walls. – Rick Doyle
September 9, 2022 UPDATE – I stopped by to inspect the progress. The Langford Service Centre is coming along nicely. 3 of the walls are up. – Payam Karimi
Nov 29, 2022 – An article from Drive Tesla Canada – Building plans reveal new details of Tesla Service Center in LangfordDec 23, 2022 – Snowy update on the Langford Tesla service centre – photo by Dan HedekærTesla Langford on Jan 24, 2023 – photo by Payam KarimiTesla Langford on Jan 24, 2023 – photo by Payam KarimiTesla Langford on Mar 14, 2023 – photo by Rick DoyleTesla Langford on Mar 14, 2023 – photo by Rick Doyle
Tesla owners from Victoria recently learned about Arno Keinonen’s new Harmless Home being constructed using hemp and lime blocks. The home is perched on a rocky hill overlooking the beautiful Juan de Fuca Strait and the Olympic Mountains. Ten Teslas convoyed from the Royal Bay Bakery, arriving to clear skies and a warm sunny day at Arno’s new home, located near East Sooke Park.
Arno already has solar power in his current home, and charges his Tesla using the Sun’s energy most of the time. This new home will use many more solar panels and have battery storage as well. The home is designed to do the least harm to the environment that is possible, given some limitations imposed by building codes and availability of suitable materials.
Features of the home:
integrated greenhouse where food will be grown
waste water treatment plant that will emit “clean” water
use both rainwater catchments and a well with storage tanks and filters for potable water
passive and active heating and cooling
take advantage of the huge insulating rating of the hemp/lime blocks
minimizing off-gassing with careful choice of materials and finishes
generate and store electricity, but still connect to the BC Hydro grid using net metering
