B.C. rebate fund for home electric vehicle chargers runs out of juice
Global News
B.C.'s EV charger rebate program offered a 50 per cent rebate, up to $350, to help offset the cost of a Level 2 charging station for detached homes, duplexes or townhouses.
Yet another rebate program designed to get British Columbians to go electric has run out of cash, amid surging demand from the public.
This time it’s a provincial fund aimed at helping homeowners install electric vehicle chargers at their private residences.
That’s bad news for homeowners like Josh Good, who hasn’t even got his EV yet but was hoping to get the equipment to charge it in place first.
“Now we are thinking to delay, because we don’t know if there will be rebates in the future or not,” he told Global News.
“Having that additional money coming in and having that incentive adds a sense of urgency for homeowners to say, ‘Lets take advantage of this.'”
B.C.’s EV charger rebate program, launched in 2019, offered a 50 per cent rebate, up to $350, to help offset the cost of a Level 2 charging station for detached homes, duplexes or townhouses.
The province has doled out about $26 million so far, accounting for an estimated 10,000 home chargers, but stopped accepting applications on June 15 due to funds being exhausted.
“Now that there’s no funding, it sends a message that this isn’t a priority for the government anymore, and should it be a priority for citizens to be spending their money?” Good said.
