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 in Saanich, or watch these fun and informative electric vehicle videos.
Active, public, and shared mobility rebates -
- (Currently taking a waitlist) Provincial E-bike Rebate Program: bcebikerebates.ca
- Visit www.scrapit.ca for details of their rebates for scrapping a vehicle (Terms apply and programs change frequently.)
- PST exemption on e-bikes
- $1700 for business fleet cargo e-bikes from the Provincial SUVI program: suvibc.ca
- Children 12 and under ride free on BC Transit
- Kid's bikes lending library by donation from Capital Bikes
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 $4,000 Provincial CleanBC Go Electric/Clean Energy Vehicle Program (income-qualified)
- $2,000-$5,000 SUVI for low speed vehicles and electric motorcycles
- Up to $100,000 or 33%-66% of the price for Specialty Use Vehicles (e.g. busses, cargo e-bikes, utility trucks)
- Up to one-third of ZEV and/or infrastructure costs through the CleanBC Go Electric Commercial Vehicle Pilots Program
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. (Multiple intakes per year - check eligibility requirements for each intake.)
CleanBC Go Electric EV Charger Rebate Program
- Homes (single family homes)
- EV Chargers: 50% of costs up to $350 for Level 2 EV charging stations
- EV Power Management Devices: $200 towards the installation of an EV power management device to avoid electrical service upgrades when installing a Level 2 EV charger at home. See helpful video and guide for more assistance.
- Apartments/Condos/Townhomes
- EV Ready rebates
- EV Ready plan: 75% of costs up to $3,000 PLUS Saanich's up to $1,000 plan top up
- EV Ready infrastructure: 50% of costs up to $600 per stall (and max $120,000 per strata PLUS Saanich's up to $100/stall top up
- EV chargers: 50% of costs up to $1,400 per charger (and max $14,000 per strata)
- Total: $137,000 per apartment/condo or townhome complex
- Standalone EV charger rebate
- Up to $2,000 per charger, up to 50% of costs (regularly up to $14,000) per apartment/condo or townhome complex
- 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
- Up to $130,000 for public DC Fast Chargers plus additional funding for Level 2 Stations
- Businesses, non-profits, local governments, Indigenous communities or public sector organizations may apply
