Postby FI Spyder » 28 Oct 2021 15:21
Leaf No LEZ in Canada yet. What we do have is rebates on new EVs below at set price, $55,000 Cdn. Fedeal rebate is $5,000 across Canada, Quebec has additional rebate of $8,000 for a total of $13,000 and British Columbia has a $3,000 rebate and an additional rebate of $6,000 trade in value for your ICE car even if it's a $100 junker but you have to have owned and insured it as a daily driver for previous year (and that rebate is reviewed yearly) for a total rebate of $14,000. A Nissan Leaf which was just lowered to $37,500 Cdn. could be bought new for $23,500 Cdn. although you would have pay the PST and GST taxes (12%) on the before rebate price. Ontario had a $14,000 rebate but they discontinued it when the current Conservative government got into power. In the province of BC, every 1 in 10 new vehicle purchased is an EV. The ratio would be higher in Vancouver, is higher on Vancouver Island and higher yet on the Gulf Islands. 100% will be EVs by 2040 in BC but that'
s kind of by the wayside since Canada has brought in 100% by 2035 in line with other countries. Vancouver was to bring in nightly charges for parking on the street overnight for ICE vehicles but that lost by one councilor vote. Since 2019 every apartment or condo had to have at least one charger per rental unit and 20% for commercial parking before a building permit would be issued and in 2021 Kelowna joined that rule. That's were we stand at the moment. In our city (Duncan) we have 14 free chargers and one high speed charger in a town of 5,000 of course every one charges at home as the Island is only 285 miles long with the large majority people living in the south half. That's were we stand currently. We have electric school buses, logging trucks, ferries recently being used.
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