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Ontario Making it Easier to Charge Electric Vehicles
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Looks good - they need this for condos as well, as we were discussing in the Pickering thread.
If you are looking to take advantage of this then you better get going as I doubt this would continue if the Liberals lose the election in June.
More details here: Workplace electric vehicle charging incentive program
They will be giving up to $7500/ charger and it is a $5M program so that could pay for up to 666 chargers - funding is on a first come, first served basis.
Hopefully this goes better than the L3 initiative.
If you are looking to take advantage of this then you better get going as I doubt this would continue if the Liberals lose the election in June.
More details here: Workplace electric vehicle charging incentive program
They will be giving up to $7500/ charger and it is a $5M program so that could pay for up to 666 chargers - funding is on a first come, first served basis.
Hopefully this goes better than the L3 initiative.
Unfortunately, I live in a condo. I have been bugging the corp about this, but they're not doing anything yet.
Looks like it's already started. THe City of Markham has 16 Level 2 charging units for employee use.
City of Markham on Twitter
City of Markham on Twitter
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I bought an Eaton 48 amp level 2 with RFID (they aren't mfg any more) at an "employee cost" of about $1000. It was about $2000 to install it on the side of the building - no trenching required.
Details on Plugshare: PlugShare Web v2
Sometimes an $800 unit will do, where other times you may want one selling for $3,000. Some commercial L2 stations sell for as much as $5,500 + tax.
The structure of this rebate program may encourage the installation of the more expensive stations.
Hopefully, KSI will be excluded and there will be some mechanism to prevent fraud. You can be sure sleazy contractors are licking their chops, planning to submit claims with inflated installation costs.
Quebec has had a similar, but less generous program for almost four years. Originally, the offer was to cover 75% of expenses up to $5,000. However, it was cut to 50%, shortly after the media reported one company submitting a large number of applications for the full $5,000 in peculiar circumstances.
The structure of this rebate program may encourage the installation of the more expensive stations.
Hopefully, KSI will be excluded and there will be some mechanism to prevent fraud. You can be sure sleazy contractors are licking their chops, planning to submit claims with inflated installation costs.
Quebec has had a similar, but less generous program for almost four years. Originally, the offer was to cover 75% of expenses up to $5,000. However, it was cut to 50%, shortly after the media reported one company submitting a large number of applications for the full $5,000 in peculiar circumstances.