seftonm
07-18-2009, 12:39 PM
http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/2/Canadian_Flag.jpg Up to $10,000 CAD rebate expected to tempt Ontarians to go electric (http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/ontario-looks-to-jolt-electric-car-market/article1218649/)
http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/501/ZENN_Electric_Car.jpgKaren Howlett And Greg Keenan - THEGLOBEANDMAIL (http://www.theglobeandmail.com) - Jul. 16, 2009
Ontario joins the rebate game --Ed.
The Ontario government will help take the sting out of buying pricey electric cars by offering purchasers incentives of as much as $10,000, Premier Dalton McGuinty is expected to announce today.
The financial incentives, which will be available to buyers beginning next year, are part of the Ontario government's ambitious plan to be in the vanguard of the next generation of the auto industry.
Mr. McGuinty, who is to unveil the government's strategy today at a Toronto Chevrolet dealership, is rolling out the incentives just as the battle heats up among auto makers to offer the first and most advanced hybrid-electric and battery-powered vehicles on the market.
The strategy includes a commitment by Ontario that plug-in or electric vehicles will make up 20 per cent of the government's fleet by 2020, sources familiar with the program said yesterday.
In addition, Mr. McGuinty will reiterate a promise made in 2007 that such vehicles will gain access to high-occupancy lanes on expressways and special parking spaces at GO Transit and government lots, as well as be given a green licence plate.... http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/ontario-looks-to-jolt-electric-car-market/article1218649/
http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/501/ZENN_Electric_Car.jpgKaren Howlett And Greg Keenan - THEGLOBEANDMAIL (http://www.theglobeandmail.com) - Jul. 16, 2009
Ontario joins the rebate game --Ed.
The Ontario government will help take the sting out of buying pricey electric cars by offering purchasers incentives of as much as $10,000, Premier Dalton McGuinty is expected to announce today.
The financial incentives, which will be available to buyers beginning next year, are part of the Ontario government's ambitious plan to be in the vanguard of the next generation of the auto industry.
Mr. McGuinty, who is to unveil the government's strategy today at a Toronto Chevrolet dealership, is rolling out the incentives just as the battle heats up among auto makers to offer the first and most advanced hybrid-electric and battery-powered vehicles on the market.
The strategy includes a commitment by Ontario that plug-in or electric vehicles will make up 20 per cent of the government's fleet by 2020, sources familiar with the program said yesterday.
In addition, Mr. McGuinty will reiterate a promise made in 2007 that such vehicles will gain access to high-occupancy lanes on expressways and special parking spaces at GO Transit and government lots, as well as be given a green licence plate.... http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/ontario-looks-to-jolt-electric-car-market/article1218649/