End of Quebec electric vehicle rebate will slow shift to cleaner cars: auto dealers

MONTREAL — Automobile dealers and manufacturers say Quebec's decision to end a rebate for electric vehicle purchases will stop people in the province from buying cleaner cars.

In his budget tabled Tuesday, Quebec Finance Minister Eric Girard said the government will phase out subsidies for electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids beginning next year, before ending them completely in 2027. But Sam Yue Chi said it's too early to end the successful program, adding that when a similar program in Ontario was cut in 2018, sales of electric vehicles quickly dropped.

The federal government also offers a rebate of up to $5,000 for the purchase of zero-emission vehicles that is scheduled to last until the end of March 2025, or when the funds dedicated to the program run out. Quebec requires a certain percentage of vehicles shipped to the province by automotive makers to be zero emission vehicles through a system that gives manufacturers tradable"credits" for selling electric vehicles and deducts credits on sales of gas-powered cars.

Quebec Environment Minister Benoit Charette told reporters Wednesday that he expects manufacturers will cut electric vehicle prices. But Kingston said that while prices will come down over time, it won't be quick because automakers are making major investments in a North American battery supply chain.

Source: Car News Wire (carnewswire.net)

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