In Saanich, burning fossil fuels for personal vehicle transportation is the biggest source of GHG emissions in our community. Access help for making a switch to active, public, or renewable transportation today!

Learn more about e-bikes or electric vehicles and charging in Saanich, or watch these fun and informative electric vehicle videos. 

Active, public, and shared mobility rebates - visit www.scrapit.ca for details. (Terms apply and programs change frequently.)

• $1050 Electric bike rebate (read more about e-bikes)
• PST exemption on e-bikes (new as of April 21, 2021)
• $1700 for fleet cargo e-bikes
• $800 for an 11 month BC Transit Ecopass
• $500 carshare credit

Electric vehicle (EV) rebates – visit www.pluginbc.ca for details. (Terms apply and programs change frequently.)

• up to $5,000 Federal iZEV program
• up to $3,000 Provincial CleanBC Go Electric/Clean Energy Vehicle Program
• $6,000 SCRAP_IT Program (currently full)
• $2,000-$5,000 SUVI for low speed vehicles and electric motorcycles
• Up to $100,000 or 66% of the price for Specialty Use Vehicles (e.g. busses, cargo e-bikes, utility trucks)

Fleet electrification - visit https://pluginbc.ca/go-electric-fleets/ for details (terms apply). This program is open to B.C. registered companies, non-profit organizations and public entities and provides funding, training, and other support for deploying zero emission fleets. 

EV Charging rebates –  (Terms apply and programs change frequently.)

Federal Zero Emission Vehicle Infrastructure Program for public places, on-street, multi-unit residential buildings, workplaces and light duty fleets. Provides 50% of costs up to specific maximums by project type for for Level 2, Fast Chargers, and hydrogen refuelling stations.

CleanBC Go Electric 

• Homes (single family homes, townhomes, or duplexes)
• 50% of costs up to $350
• Apartments/Condos
• EV Ready rebates
• Up to $3000 for EV Ready plan
• Up to $80,000 for EV Ready infrastructure
• Up to $14,000 for chargers
• Standalone EV charger rebate
• Up to $56,000 for chargers ($14,000 per building, up to four buildings)
• Workplaces 
• Up to 50% of those costs, to a maximum of $2,000 per charger, and $14,000 per workplace.
• A business can apply for a maximum of four of their workplace sites, resulting in a maximum project rebate of $56,000.
• Public charger rebates