Five Prince George dealerships are participating in an incentive program to encourage the purchase of clean energy vehicles.
If you buy or lease a a qualifying new battery electric, fuel cell, plug in hybrid electric or compressed natural gas vehicle, you can receive up to $5,000 off the pre-tax price under the Clean Energy Vehicle (CEV) Point of Sale Incentive Program, which started Friday.
Not every new car dealer in the province is participating, but Honda North, Northland Nissan, Northern Toyota, Prince George Motors Ltd., and Wood Wheaton Chevrolet Cadillac Ltd. in Prince George are among those that are.
Vehicles currently qualifying under the CEV Incentive Program include the Chevrolet Volt,
Mitsubishi iMiev, Nissan Leaf, Smart Fortwo, Ford Focus Electric, and Toyota Plug In Prius. Also included are fuel cell technology models such as the Mercedes-Benz B-class F-cell and
compressed natural gas models such as the Honda GX, which was recently awarded the 2012 green car of the year title by Green Car Journal.
Pure battery-powered electric vehicles such as the Leaf and iMiev have zero tailpipe emissions.
Vehicles qualifying for the rebate are anticipated to cost as little as $300 per year in hydro costs compared to upwards of $1,500 per year to fuel a gas powered car, according to the New Car Dealers Association of B.C.
The program is an initiative of the B.C. Ministry of Environment, LiveSmart BC in partnership with the New Car Dealers Association of B.C.
