$ 1,508,837
$ 10,893,331
$ 441,665
until funds are exhausted
On behalf of the New Car Dealers Assocation of BC (NCDA), I am pleased to inform you that beginning April 1st, 2015, the Clean Energy Vehicle for BC (CEVforBC™) Point of Sale Incentive Program is being renewed.
On March 23, 2015, from the floor of the 95th Vancouver International Auto Show, Minister of Energy and Mines, Bill Bennett, made the announcement that the province of BC is renewing CEVforBC™ with NCDA responsible for administering the program.
B.C. residents, businesses, non-profit organizations and local government organizations who purchase or lease qualifying new vehicles, will be eligible for up to $5,000 off the pre-tax sticker price for qualifying new battery electric, fuel-cell electric, and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles and up to $6,000 for a hydrogen fuel cell vehicle.
CEVforBC™ will encourage the adoption of new, clean energy vehicles. Many of the vehicles that qualify for CEVforBC™ were on display at the 2015 Vancouver International Auto Show and were available for test drives through the Green Ride and Drive.
The CEVforBC™ program, along with the incentive program from SCRAP-IT will go a long way in providing British Columbians with more choices to purchase clean energy vehicles. Combined with the new incentive program from SCRAP-IT, purchasers of a new electric vehicle can stack each offer to potentially save up to $8,250.
Please explore the CEVforBC™ website and learn more about qualifying clean energy vehicles.
Yours truly,
Blair Qualey
President and CEO
New Car Dealers Association of BC
About The Program
The province of British Columbia has renewed funding for the Clean Energy Vehicle (CEVforBC) Point of Sale Incentive Program. The new program includes point-of-sale incentives for battery electric and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles, investments in charging infrastructure and hydrogen fuelling infrastructure, additional support for fleets to adopt CEVs, and investments in research, training and outreach.
This program is intended to encourage and accelerate the adoption of clean energy vehicles in British Columbia for both their environment and economic benefits. Increased use of clean energy vehicles like electric vehicles and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles will help shift spending on imported transportation fuels to locally made electricity and hydrogen, and will help stimulate jobs and economic development in the local clean technology sector.
The CEV Program vision is to stimulate the market such that by 2020, 5% of new light duty vehicle purchases in British Columbia are clean energy vehicles.
This program is a component of the Ministry’s Innovative Clean Energy (ICE) Fund, designed to support government’s energy, economic, environmental and greenhouse gas reduction priorities and advance British Columbia’s clean energy sector.
The Clean Energy Vehicle Program consists of the following components:
The CEV Program will run until March 31, 2018 or until funds are exhausted (whichever comes first).
The purchaser or lessee of the vehicles must be an individual, business, non-profit, or public entity (including municipal and regional governments and first nations, but excluding provincial, crown, and federal government agencies) that is a BC resident of the business, non-profit or public entity is based in British or has a BC-based affiliate.
The Ministry of Energy and Mines is responsible for overall CEV Program management, including ensuring the CEV Program and its delivery partners meet expectations. BC Ministry of Energy and Mines will work with stakeholders through Plug-In BC http://pluginbc.ca/, the Canadian Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Association (CHFCA) http://www.chfca.ca/, the New Car Dealers Association of British Columbia (NCDA) http://www.newcardealers.ca/, automakers, vehicle owner groups, and program participants, to seek advice on the CEV Program.
In order to meet CEV Program targets, BC Ministry of Energy and Mines can modify any component of the CEV Program. This program modification can include but is not limited to, addition of new vehicle types, vehicle and fuelling investment levels, and any program aspect that BC Ministry of Energy and Mines wishes to change. The CEV Program will be reviewed and evaluated by BC Ministry of Energy and Mines staff in an interim basis at 12, 18, and 24 months, with a full CEV Program evaluation at 36 months or whenever the current funding is fully expended.
The CEV Program components will be administered by partner organizations. The point of sale vehicle incentives and salesperson bonuses will be administered by the NCDA. The charging infrastructure investments and incentives will be administered by the Fraser Basin Council Society (FBCS), and the hydrogen fuelling infrastructure investments will be administered by the Canadian Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Association (CHFCA).
The fleet incentives, research, training and public outreach funding are still under design, and will either be administered by the Innovative Clean Energy Fund or CEV Program administration partners.
The CEVforBC website will include an up-to-date list of eligible vehicles as well as the incentive amount for each vehicle, all supporting documentation and forms, and real-time running total indicating the total available funds remaining in the program. The website will enable the program to be streamlined and provide program transparency. In addition, the website will host static information and / or links to information on the other program components.
o CEVforBC on twitter: @CEVforBC
o Follow Emotive on Facebook and web
These tools will be used as a general outreach tool to share information, updates, and / or stories of interest that relate to CEVs.
The vehicle incentive in the CEV Program enables the purchaser or lessee of an eligible vehicle to receive a before tax point of sale vehicle incentive of up to $5,000 (additional up to $1,000 for hydrogen fuel cell vehicles for fuelling). The incentive amounts will be reviewed yearly to determine if they are appropriate for the marketplace. BC Ministry of Energy and Mines will adjust the incentive amounts as necessary based on market performance; the incentive may decline each 12 month period of the program. This incentive is not part of the price negotiation process; the dealership will be required to mark down the MSRP by the amount of the incentive that has been approved for each clean energy vehicle (before tax). The dealership would then submit an application to the New Car Dealers Association of BC for reimbursement for the total amount of incentives provided to eligible purchasers/lessees.
No vehicle purchased prior to April 1, 2015 shall be considered for an incentive.
Effective March 2, 2016, vehicles with an MSRP of over $77,000 shall not be considered eligable for the incentive rebate.
The BC Ministry of Energy and Mines has established incentive amounts based on vehicle type and battery capacity. Battery electric, fuel cell vehicle and plug in hybrids above a 15kWh capacity are eligible for the full incentive amount up to $5,000 (+ up to $1,000 fuelling for fuel cell vehicles). Plug in hybrids below 15kWh but above 4kWh are eligible for incentives up to $2,500.
The following table summarizes the maximum initial per vehicle incentive amount. The incentive amounts are subject to change dependent on marketplace conditions.
| Category | Vehicle Type | Vehicle Example | Initial Maximum Point of Sale Incentive |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV) | Mitsubishi iMiev/ Nissan Leaf/ Kia Soul/ Mercedes Smart For two | $5,000 |
| 2 | Fuel Cell Vehicle (FCV) | Hyundai Tucson | $5,000 + $1,000 H2 fuel adder = $6,000 |
| 3 | Plug In Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV) / Extended Range Electric Vehicle (E-REV) min. battery capacity of above 15kWh | Chevrolet Volt | $5,000 |
| 4 | Plug In Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV) / Extended Range Electric Vehicle (E-REV) min. battery capacity of below 15kWh but above 4kWh | Toyota Plug-In Prius | $2,500 |
