Berlino
Well-known member
Just released today, Quebec's new plan to promote fueling means of transportation with electricity.
This includes mass transit as well as family cars, taxis, etc.
A loose translation to follow of a 113-page document. I'll skip the parts not concerning EVs.
$65M in order to prolong for three years the maximum $8,000 rebate for purchasing an EV. (Was slated to drop to $4,000 in 2014, $3,000 in 2015, and disappear in 2016). The 50% rebate, up to $1,000, on the purchase and installation of a L2 EVSE at home is also being extended until the end of 2016.
A $500 rebate on the purchase non plug-in hybrids is being restored for three years. It had been eliminated a year or two ago.
A demonstration project of electric taxis is to be launched. They say they it will be on the order of 325 vehicles. Without CARB-ZEV, it will be impossible to acquire 325 EVs suitable as taxis, unless they are talking about a very long time-frame.
Taxi companies can get a rebate of $20,000 per EV purchase (limited to 50 per year, total I think). A $12,500 rebate is applicable on PHEVs, for up to 275/year. These rebates will drop by $2,000/year. A rebate of $2,000 is also being offered on non plug-in hybrids, but only for the first 200. This last limit is not renewed annually.
The government will pay 75% of the cost of the purchase and installation of 125 L2 charging stations for taxis in strategic locations. The government will pick up the cost of installing L3 stations for taxi use.
The government is committed to having 5,000 public charging stations available in Quebec with three years. Currently, I think there are about 500-600 L2s.
As part of this plan, each provincial building with 150+ employees will get a station, accounting for 1,000 stations right there. Buildings with less employees, but which receive the public may also qualify.
They also talk about a projected 3,500 stations to be installed by companies and dedicated for employee use. To this end, a rebate of 75%, up to $5,000, will be offered to businesses for each L2 or 120v installation, on the condition that the companies do not charge their employees to charge for a period of at least three years.
The province is committed to gradually replacing the ICE vehicles in its fleet by electric ones.
Laws and decrees will be changed or implemented to promote EV use. ---This needs to more detail. I was hoping for CARB-ZEV.. Specific measures mentioned are access to restricted traffic lanes and changing the building code for new residential projects to include 240V outlets.
There are zero HOV lanes that I'm aware of in QC. There are bus lanes, and except for those on the highway, I don't think it would be good to allow EVs into them.
There's a chart showing the number of charging stations and government rebate per person in various countries. The USA's data is off because it only takes into account Federal incentives.
By the summer of 2014, four L3 stations will be installed at points between Montreal and Quebec City along highway 40. (Along the North Shore highway of the St. Lawrence, this works out to about 50 miles between each L3). They're calling this a pilot project, so L3 deployment along other highways will be delayed. [sigh]
The government plans to advertize the advantages of EVs.
This includes mass transit as well as family cars, taxis, etc.
A loose translation to follow of a 113-page document. I'll skip the parts not concerning EVs.
$65M in order to prolong for three years the maximum $8,000 rebate for purchasing an EV. (Was slated to drop to $4,000 in 2014, $3,000 in 2015, and disappear in 2016). The 50% rebate, up to $1,000, on the purchase and installation of a L2 EVSE at home is also being extended until the end of 2016.
A $500 rebate on the purchase non plug-in hybrids is being restored for three years. It had been eliminated a year or two ago.
A demonstration project of electric taxis is to be launched. They say they it will be on the order of 325 vehicles. Without CARB-ZEV, it will be impossible to acquire 325 EVs suitable as taxis, unless they are talking about a very long time-frame.
Taxi companies can get a rebate of $20,000 per EV purchase (limited to 50 per year, total I think). A $12,500 rebate is applicable on PHEVs, for up to 275/year. These rebates will drop by $2,000/year. A rebate of $2,000 is also being offered on non plug-in hybrids, but only for the first 200. This last limit is not renewed annually.
The government will pay 75% of the cost of the purchase and installation of 125 L2 charging stations for taxis in strategic locations. The government will pick up the cost of installing L3 stations for taxi use.
The government is committed to having 5,000 public charging stations available in Quebec with three years. Currently, I think there are about 500-600 L2s.
As part of this plan, each provincial building with 150+ employees will get a station, accounting for 1,000 stations right there. Buildings with less employees, but which receive the public may also qualify.
They also talk about a projected 3,500 stations to be installed by companies and dedicated for employee use. To this end, a rebate of 75%, up to $5,000, will be offered to businesses for each L2 or 120v installation, on the condition that the companies do not charge their employees to charge for a period of at least three years.
The province is committed to gradually replacing the ICE vehicles in its fleet by electric ones.
Laws and decrees will be changed or implemented to promote EV use. ---This needs to more detail. I was hoping for CARB-ZEV.. Specific measures mentioned are access to restricted traffic lanes and changing the building code for new residential projects to include 240V outlets.
There are zero HOV lanes that I'm aware of in QC. There are bus lanes, and except for those on the highway, I don't think it would be good to allow EVs into them.
There's a chart showing the number of charging stations and government rebate per person in various countries. The USA's data is off because it only takes into account Federal incentives.
By the summer of 2014, four L3 stations will be installed at points between Montreal and Quebec City along highway 40. (Along the North Shore highway of the St. Lawrence, this works out to about 50 miles between each L3). They're calling this a pilot project, so L3 deployment along other highways will be delayed. [sigh]
The government plans to advertize the advantages of EVs.