Quebec Quietly Raised Eligibility Criteria in its EV Incentives Program
The Quebec government has quietly revised the eligibility criteria to benefit from an EV incentive under its Roulez vert program, which grants subsidies for the purchase of an electric vehicle. Option packages offered by the manufacturer must now be part of the calculation of the EV’s cost, making some vehicles ineligible for the subsidy.
This new regulation came into effect on November 10, less than two months before the subsidies are reduced.
On the Quebec government's website, it is stipulated that, “in order to determine a vehicle's eligibility for the program and the rebate amount, the price of the following components will be added to the Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price (MSRP): option packages offered by the manufacturer and additions related to an essential component of the vehicle, such as the powertrain or the battery, integrated directly or through software.”
The following example is cited in the documentation made public by the Quebec government:
“For a vehicle the initial MSRP of which is $64,000, to which an extended range battery or an option package from the manufacturer costing $6,000 is added, the MSRP will be deemed to be $70,000 for the purpose of determining the vehicle's eligibility.”
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