Jonathan Vipond, the owner of Salt Spring Island Towing, said that simple repairs to EVs can be done on the island, but more elaborate repairs would need to be done by a dealership that’s a ferry ride away.

“Currently, at this point, we have one option of possibly putting them on a landing craft and barging them off the island, but we really don’t have a major solution at this point,” Vipond said.

That option would cost upwards of $1,000, an amount that would have to be paid by the vehicle owner, and Vipond said there were two EVs stuck on the island already amid the clarified policies.