Automotive expert says B.C.’s new cap on EV rebates means car buyers will pay more

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Bill Qualey, president and CEO of BC's New Car Dealers Association, new rule will reduce the number of EVs that qualify for rebates, raising costs for consumers.

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Blair Qualey, president and CEO of the New Car Dealers Association of BC, said the decision will directly impact consumers, dealers and automakers. “We decided 13 years ago to be part of the solution and help the government by administering the program and getting all the dealers and the industry behind all of this. To suddenly see now the brakes put on and the rebates taken away is a problem.”The B.C’s Zero-Emission Vehicles Act also requires automakers to meet an escalating annual percentage of new zero-emission vehicles sales and leases.

 

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