Policies

POLICIES AND PROCEDURES TO BE FOLLOWED BY PARTICIPATINIG DEALERSHIPS TO ENSURE ELIGIBLITY AND REIMBURSEMENT

• ­ Be a member in good standing of the New Car Dealers Association of BC (NCDA).
• Ensure that the MSRP of the vehicle is $55,000 and under.
• If the vehicle price on the sales contract (for sales) or lease contract (for leases) is higher than $55,000, include the manufacturer’s invoice to confirm that the vehicle’s trim MSRP is $55,000 or lower.
• ­ Ensure the MSRP sticker price is inclusive of the full, eligible CEV incentive amount.
• ­ Ensure that the purchaser/lessee of the vehicles must be an individual (with a valid BC Driver's Licence), business, non-profit, or public entity (including municipal and regional governments and First Nations, but excluding provincial, crown, and federal government agencies) that is a BC resident or the business, non-profit or public entity is based in British Columbia or has a BC-based affiliate.  All businesses must be licensed to operate in BC.
• Ensure that an Individual did not receive the rebate in the past as effective June 22, 2019, individuals can only receive one incentive during the life of the Program.
• Ensure that a business or fleet did not receive more than a maximum of 10 rebates from the CEV Program. Requests for more than 10 rebates will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Any exception is at the sole discretion of the Ministry.
• ­ Ensure the purchase/lease date is not prior to the vehicle being included on the list of Eligible Vehicles.
• ­ Not make or allow any modifications to the vehicle’s emissions control systems, hardware, software calibrations, or hybrid system.
• ­ Be available for follow-up inspection, if requested, by NCDA, the BC Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, or the BC Ministry of Energy and Mines’s designee, for the purposes of program oversight and accountability.
• ­ Submit the application form on www.cevforbc.ca website and attach all required supporting documentation within 15 days of the date of sale/lease.
• If incomplete application documentation is submitted to the NCDA, funding reserved by the application will be returned to the Program funding pool after 90 days. If the incomplete application information is not provided by the dealership. Pending applications will not be honoured beyond the 90-day limit. 
• ­ Ensure a Letter of Recieved Rebate with the CEV incentive amount is clearly listed and it reflects the purchase price listed on the purchase/lease contract.
• ­ Ensure that (through tracking of the applicant) the vehicle remains plated, registered and insured in British Columbia in the applicant’s name for at least 12 months from date of sale/lease.

• Policy regarding traded-in ZEVs:

  The CEVforBC Program requires participating dealers to track applicants to ensure that the applicant abides by the condition that the vehicle remains plated and insured in British Columbia in the applicant’s name for 12-months from the date of purchase and to collect from non-abiding applicants the repayment of the appropriate amount of the point-of-sale discount that the applicant had received through the Program. The Program only allows individuals to receive one incentive from the program for the life of the program.

  If a ZEV is being considered for a trade-in on the purchase of a new ZEV it is best practice before completing a deal to determine if the customer has met the 12-month ownership requirement of the CEVforBC program and if they’ve received an incentive from the Program for a previous vehicle purchase. Dealers can contact the CEVforBC program team to check if the customer has met the 12-month ownership requirement of the CEVforBC program.

  If a ZEV is sold under a deal where the applicant is not eligible to receive another incentive or has not met program requirements an incentive will not be issued to the dealer or the incentive payment will be held until the applicant meets program criteria (either meeting the 12 month requirement or repaying the original incentive to the original dealer).