I would not be counting on that. Ford has no like of incentives. I suspect it will be cancelled retroactively to his election or even earlier. If you don't have a cheque now don't count on one. Really if you can afford a $60,000.00 plus car, tax payers should not be giving you money.
Yes, I get that Ford has no like of incentives. That's more than clear from the GreenON slashes though even there if you’re already signed up for a rebate, it will be honoured if:
- You have a signed work agreement with a participating contractor for work that will be completed by August 31, 2018
- Your rebate application is submitted by September 30, 2018
I suspect there are legal reasons for the approach above and if there are legal concerns about the proper ending of the EHVIP program, I could see something similar there as well. What Ford wants and what is legally prudent might not be the same. Though I would imagine he has more consideration for the trades people involved in the GreenON program than for EV manufacturers. So on that count you could be right that EVIP is cancelled more aggressively. Regardless, we'll soon know. Personally, if I had an offer I would have ordered this week. If many are wrongfully affected, I could see a class action being launched.
Also, form the MTO website, I believe this would be the intended spirit of the EHVIP program: (you'd think they'd be taking that down!)
To achieve its GHG reduction objectives identified in the Climate Change Action Plan (CCAP), the government is delivering a suite of initiatives aimed at increasing the adoption of electric and hydrogen vehicles. Together, these initiatives serve to reduce GHGs by replacing internal combustion engine vehicles with vehicles that have lower (or zero) tailpipe emissions and are powered by Ontario’s low-carbon electricity grid.
Accelerating the shift to low- and zero-emission vehicles will be crucial if Ontario is to achieve its climate change goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) to 15% below 1990 levels in 2020, 37% in 2030 and 80% in 2050.
That said, these incentives were likely intended to decline as EV costs came more in line with their ICE counterparts. So it's just providing an incentive that helped broach a temporary gap in costs. Not forever. Governments have often played a role in incentivizing change. That's not a particularly bad thing. Canada has signed international agreements in good faith. Will be interesting to see how things play out at the federal level. Watch our money go down the drain when Ford loses in court when he fights the federal carbon tax. The legal fees alone will probably be greater than all the EV rebates that could have happened.