The province of British Columbia, Canada, announced on Wednesday it has increased its electric vehicle (EV) rebates for businesses.
Through the CleanBC Specialty-Use Vehicle Incentive (SUVI) and Commercial Vehicle Pilot (CVP) programs, businesses, local and regional governments, public sector organizations and non-profit organizations adopting specialty-use of zero-emission vehicles can get up to $100,000 CAD ($79,000 USD) in rebates per vehicle, or 33% of the cost.
This is double the previous incentive, which only offered up to $50,000 CAD per vehicle. Funding for the increase is from StrongerBC, which is adding $31 million to coffers.
“We’re offering stronger support for B.C. businesses to go electric by doubling existing rebates and adding new offers for commercial vehicles,” said Bruce Ralston, Minister of Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation, in a statement. “Through CleanBC, we’re making cleaner options more affordable to help businesses recover and save on costs while doing their part to reduce air pollution.”
Eligible medium and heavy-duty vehicles eligible include:
B.C. says tourism companies, including restaurants and others in the hospitality industry, can get double the rebates and access 66% of the cost of a food delivery vehicle or shuttle bus for example, up to a maximum of $100,000 per vehicle.
“Our government is committed to supporting the tourism sector by capitalizing on forward-thinking initiatives of our CleanBC plan to rebuild this resilient, but hard-hit, industry,” said Melanie Mark, Minister of Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport, in a statement.
