We were just at a Tesla store in Vancouver today asking about what inventory cars they had. They said they had about a hundred of them that all went immediately as soon as the federal rebate was announced and only had a couple still available. They also said they had heard the BC $5k rebate is likely to run out of money by the end of June since they are now so popular. Is there any way they could possibly know this or was this just a salesperson trying to get you to order asap?
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BC EV rebate to run out of money soon?
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pcons
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There was a thread on here about the BC rebate last September and I'm pretty sure I read in there that the funds are tracked on the BC EV program website so you can see how much money is left in the program. I'll try and find the thread....
pcons
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Here is where you can see what is left:
Clean Energy Vehicle Program | Clean Energy Vehicles for British Columbia | New Car Dealers of BC
Scroll to the bottom of the page for the graphic, current snapshot:
So 5.7M still available, that's enough for around 1100 EVs, so probably will last for a month or so assuming 200-300 model 3 per week plus other EVs.
Clean Energy Vehicle Program | Clean Energy Vehicles for British Columbia | New Car Dealers of BC
Scroll to the bottom of the page for the graphic, current snapshot:
So 5.7M still available, that's enough for around 1100 EVs, so probably will last for a month or so assuming 200-300 model 3 per week plus other EVs.
Thanks for that! Does anyone know if you need to take delivery before the funds run out to qualify?
Yes, closer to delivery, your delivery advisor will draw up your final paperwork as well as confirm which rebates your are eligible to receive. They only reserve the funds for you at this point in time.
Tesla’s official line is yes however I know they can reserve the funds for you but choose not to unlike other dealers. They don’t seem to want to claim as “on order” that and make you wait until the day of to see if you qualify. Very frustrating as they have such poor communication and you’re basically in limbo from when you place your order until delivery calls you.
I’ve been following the cevforbc numbers and they dropped about $700k today alone. Yesterday was $250k. This may be because people held off for May 1st and are now are taking delivery or that there’s been a huge rush of orders.
If the funds keep dropping like they have the last few days it won’t last much more than a week. A lot of angry customers. Tesla sales staff seem to know less than the general public.
I ordered a week ago, confirmed my vehicle is in Van, have my vehicle assigned to me (by VIN) but no word on a possible delivery date.
pcons
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pcons
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I believe once you get a vin assigned then the funds are reserved. At least that's what I recall people saying last September when the was panick about the fund running out during the end of q3 push.
dmd2005
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Most likely the NDP will top it up before it runs dry. They’ve already topped it up back in September before it hit $0.
Well, we just placed our order tonight. Let's hope this happens.
"Part of achieving a standard like that is making it easier for people to buy ZEV cars, and in their budget, the government of BC promises to maintain rebates on ZEV vehicles."
2019 BC Budget Maintains EV rebates, Adds Chargers
2019 BC Budget Maintains EV rebates, Adds Chargers
There was a major push in the fall by the dealers as well. I chatted with Dueck on a Bolt at the time and their sales pitch was that the rebate was ending, so get on it. 2 weeks later, CEV was re-funded and he was happy to "negotiate". And then we bought a Model 3, ha!
I'd be surprised if the NDP didn't renew it. They can't very well kill off pipelines without funding EV's!
I'd be surprised if the NDP didn't renew it. They can't very well kill off pipelines without funding EV's!
I called and spoke with CEV for BC. They said that $46M of funding has been renewed for 2019/2020 however they are waiting for the money from the government. There is no eta however the money has been requested. As Ken604 mentioned above, these funds were allocated during the 2019 provincial budget.
I asked what will happen if there is no money left when you take delivery and the next day the funding is topped up. They said you’re out of luck and it won’t be retroactive as the funding must be available and the dealer must apply at the time of delivery. They mentioned the best place to watch is their website CEVforBC.ca Something to keep in mind.
Don't worry be happy!
TLDR: "there will not be a gap between the current funding and the new Budget 2019 funding"
TLDR: "there will not be a gap between the current funding and the new Budget 2019 funding"
I emailed CEV for BC and here is the response:---------- Forwarded message ---------
From: Clean Energy Vehicle Enquiries EMPR:EX <[email protected]>
Date: Thu, May 2, 2019 at 11:17 AM
Subject: RE: Cev for bc funding
To:
Hi Ryan,
Budget 2019 committed to an additional $42 million this year for the CEVforBC vehicle incentives. The Budget 2019 funding will be provided to the program to re-load the account prior to the current funding running out; there will not be a gap between the current funding and the new Budget 2019 funding.
Cheers,
Jenna
From: Clean Energy Vehicle Enquiries EMPR:EX <[email protected]>
Date: Thu, May 2, 2019 at 11:17 AM
Subject: RE: Cev for bc funding
To:
Hi Ryan,
Budget 2019 committed to an additional $42 million this year for the CEVforBC vehicle incentives. The Budget 2019 funding will be provided to the program to re-load the account prior to the current funding running out; there will not be a gap between the current funding and the new Budget 2019 funding.
Cheers,
Jenna
pcons
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Another reason I wished I lived in BC, government who actually stands behind making the climate better 
verystandard
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Not sure how accurate it is, but from the CEV of BC website, as of yesterday it shows 5.5 Million and today it shows 5 Million.
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