Electric vehicles remain in short supply for B.C.ers inspired to go electric by record 209.9\u002Dcents\u002Dper\u002Dlitre gas in Metro Vancouver.
“Just, it’s insane, and also with gas prices, electric is the way that consumers are leaning towards if you think about the cost of ownership,” Wendell said, noting it all started about a year-and-a-half ago.
On Monday, Alberta Premier Jason Kenney announced his government was suspending collection of his province’s fuel tax, worth 13 cents per litre on gasoline and diesel, a move that B.C. won’t copy. And government included a PST exemption on the purchase of used EVs, on top of the Clean B.C. Go Electric rebate for new cars, which will be “adjusted to continue to increase adoption” of zero-emission vehicles, according to the Energy and Mines Ministry.
Said Mosley: “At first when we got the car, you’d actually look at the gas prices, now we don’t even look at the gas station,” except maybe when their 2019 Kona needs a wash. And then the bill is more like $14 for the wash, “and chips,” versus the $50 to $60 they were paying every two weeks on gas “when gas was reasonable.”With a $3,000 provincial EV rebate, on top of a $5,000 federal rebate and $500 to scrap their old car under B.C.
“The problem with electric cars right now is, you can’t get used ones, you can’t get new ones,” said John Stonier, president of the Vancouver Electric Vehicle Association. “There is just not enough supply.”Article content
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