Energy and Environmental Policy Trends: Will Electric Vehicle Rebates Spur Widespread Adoption?

Authors

  • Blake Shaffer

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11575/sppp.v12i0.68296

Abstract

On May 1st, the Federal government rebate payment for electric vehicle (EV) purchases came into effect. The program offers buyers of EVs a $5,000 credit, or $2,500 for the purchase of a short range plug-in hybrid vehicle. And these can be stacked on a $5,000 credit in B.C. and an $8,000 credit in Quebec. The new EV rebate programs raises several questions. Chief among them is whether or not the government should be subsidizing electric vehicles at all?

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Published

2019-05-23

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Communiqués