So it’s no surprise that he was wrought with emotion last Thursday night when it was announced at the first Caribbean International Electric Car Show at the Cayman Motor Museum that regulations allowing electric cars to be registered in the Cayman Islands had been approved.
Mr. Felder has been pushing his dream for seven long years reeling from emotional highs when government obstacles were cleared to allow for importation and use and debilitating lows when those rules and regulations became roadblocks essentially stopping any progress.
At the heart of the highs and lows were the Traffic Law and the need for new regulations governing the use of electrical cars on the roadways of the Cayman Islands.
Premier McKeeva Bush, via a note read at the invitation-only affair on Thursday, assured Mr. Felder that the regulations have indeed been written and signed off on by Cabinet, promising the regulations will actually become effective in a matter of two weeks.
We have had a few electric cars around for a while – like the security vehicle in Camana Bay that can only be used to patrol the private roads around there – but this year, with the implementation of the Traffic Law regulations, gasoline-free cars will be whizzing up and down West Bay Road and Esterley Tibbetts.
The Cayman Islands is the perfect place to use cars powered by electricity.
Electric cars won’t replace gasoline and diesel-powered vehicles overnight, but the transition needs to begin. The environmental benefits of no-emission vehicles should be obvious.
Congratulations to Mr. Felder and to the Cayman Islands for getting through an effort that will hopefully decrease our carbon footprint and help ensure a clean, safe environment for future generations to come.
As more and more electrical vehicles take to the streets of the Cayman Islands we will be able to do just that.
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