Toronto, Ontario — Ontario’s Used EV Incentive has been extended. The program, delivered by Plug’n Drive in collaboration with Clean Air Partnership and made possible thanks to the support of the M. H. Brigham Foundation, qualifies Ontario drivers for $1,000 toward the purchase of a used fully electric or plug-in hybrid electric vehicle.
Since the program launched in April 2019, it has issued more than 500 incentives and continues to attract public interest despite the economic downturn caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
To qualify for the incentive, drivers must attend an educational webinar on the environmental and economic benefits of electric transportation and purchase a used fully electric or plug-in hybrid electric vehicle with a re-sale sticker price below $50,000.
A Scrappage Incentive was added to the program in February 2020, granting drivers an additional $1,000 if they also scrap their old gas car. The Automotive Recyclers of Canada ensure these vehicles are responsibly scrapped.
“The Used EV and Scrappage incentive programs achieve the dual-aim of increasing public awareness and adoption of EVs while taking the most polluting gas cars off the road,” said Cara Clairman, President and CEO of Plug’n Drive.
“We are looking forward to continuing these programs, working with Clean Air Partnership and the M. H. Brigham Foundation, to strengthen Ontario’s used EV marketplace and to make EVs available to everyone,” said Clairman.
