B.C. car dealers brace for end of EV rebate as zero-emission targets remain in place

B.C. car dealers brace for end of EV rebate as zero-emission targets remain in place

The pace of electric vehicle sales has slowed considerably over the past year in B.C. and could drop even further with the pausing of provincial rebates this week, which had offered up to $4,000 off the cost of eligible vehicles.

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Tesla wants to meet with the B.C. government after the province excluded the carmaker from EV rebates

People protest outside a Tesla showroom in Vancouver on March 29. Tesla updated its lobbying registration to discuss rebate rates in B.C. after the province excluded it from discounts on chargers. (The Canadian Press/Darryl Dyck) The Elon Musk-owned car company updated its lobbying registration to provide input on the province’s “CleanBC (energy and vehicle) incentive programs to ensure consumer choice and to maintain a fair and competitive mark…