The British Columbia government's $14.3-million Clean Energy Vehicle Program - www.env.gov.bc.ca/cas/mitigation/cev.html - was announced on Nov. 5, 2011. It is a comprehensive program designed to provide British Columbians with a variety of clean and green choices for their transportation needs.

There are three main program areas under the Clean Energy Vehicle Program:

• Clean Energy Vehicles for British Columbia (CEVforBC™) point-of-sale incentives.
• LiveSmart BC Residential Charging Point Rebate Program.
• CEV Infrastructure Deployment Program.

CEVforBC™ - www.cevforbc.ca - provides B.C. residents with up to $5,000 off the pre-tax sticker price for qualifying new battery electric, fuel-cell electric, plug-in hybrid electric and dedicated compressed natural gas vehicles. (Currently 20 models of CEVs are eligible.) Originally set to end on March 31, 2013, the program has been extended for another year until March 31, 2014. The New Car Dealers Association of British Columbia manages, administers and promotes the program on behalf of the Province.

The LiveSmart BC Residential Charging Point Rebate Program - www.livesmartbc.ca/incentives/transportation/CEV-rebates.html#residential - provides rebates of up to $500 per unit for residential electric charging stations that meet identified eligibility requirements. Originally set to end on March 31, 2013, the program has been extended for another year until March 31, 2014.

The CEV Infrastructure Deployment Program committed $6.5 million in infrastructure funding for electric vehicle charging points and upgrading existing hydrogen fuelling stations. As part of this funding, 452 Level 2 (240-volt) electric vehicle charging stations will be installed throughout the province through the Community Charging Infrastructure Fund (CCI Fund). Locations can be viewed at: www.pluginbc.ca 
The fund is administered by the Fraser Basin Council. Seventeen Level 2 charging stations have been installed as part of the Charge and Go Vancouver project. Currently, six of 13 direct current (DC) fast-charging stations have been deployed around the province at strategic locations along major routes, including the Highway 1 and Highway 99 corridors, creating a network of fast-charging opportunities for electric vehicles.

A new Building Owners and Managers Association Clean Connect program funded by the Province, targeting the installation of 125 Level 2 charging stations by March 31, 2014 in multi-unit residential buildings (MURB) is fully subscribed. An additional 14 Level 2 charging stations were installed through the LiveSmart BC MURB program.

Clean Energy Vehicle Program achievements as of Oct. 25, 2013, (unless otherwise noted) include:

• 668 vehicles purchased with CEVforBC™ incentives (as of Sept. 30, 2013).
• 210 residential charging point rebates have been issued.
• Of the 452 Level 2 charging stations approved through the CCI Fund, 438 have been installed, with the remaining 14 to be installed by Nov. 15, 2013.
• 17 Level 2 charging stations have been installed by the Charge and Go Vancouver project (as of July 31, 2013).
• 14 Level 2 charging stations were installed through the LiveSmart BC MURB program at multi-unit residential buildings.
• 125 Level 2 charging stations will be installed at MURBs by March 31, 2014, through the Building Owners and Managers Association Clean Connect Program.
• 13 direct current (DC) fast-charging stations are being strategically located along major routes, including the Highway 1 and Highway 99 corridors. Of the 13 stations, six are fully operational (Nanaimo, Duncan, Kamloops, Surrey, Squamish, Merritt), and the remaining seven (Whistler, Township of Langley, Saanich, Hope, City of North Vancouver, Vancouver, District of North Vancouver) are in the process of site design and construction.
• $600,000 in funding for design, research and curriculum development on clean energy vehicles and infrastructure provided to a range of post-secondary institutions in B.C., BC Hydro, the Condominium Homeowners Association of BC, and the Building Owners and Managers Association of BC.

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