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 the rebates below (Terms apply and programs change frequently.)
• $930 for an 11 month BC Transit Ecopass
• $500 carshare credit
• PST exemption on e-bikes (new as of April 21, 2021)
• $1700 for business fleet cargo e-bikes from teh 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. 
• 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