Rebates for public chargers
Overview
B.C. businesses, local governments and Indigenous communities can get funding to install light, medium, and heavy-duty public charging and hydrogen fuelling stations in their communities.
Rebates for light-duty public EV charging
The Public Charger Program offers rebates for public Direct Current Fast Chargers (DCFCs) for light-duty vehicles. Up to $80,000 per DCFC ($130,000 for Indigenous communities) and $5,000 per Level 2 station ($7,500 for Indigenous communities) is available. The Public Charger Program prioritizes applications that fill geographic gaps in the public charging network. Other program priorities include:
- Indigenous communities
- Rural and northern areas
- Urban communities with high concentrations of multi-unit residential buildings
The Public Charger Program is open to B.C. businesses, not-for-profits, local governments, Indigenous communities, utilities or public sector organizations located and operating in B.C. Applicants must apply and be pre-approved to the program.
Rebates for medium- and heavy-duty public EV charging
The Medium- and Heavy-Duty (MHD) Public Charger Program offers rebates for public direct current fast chargers (DCFCs) for medium- and heavy-duty vehicles. The MHD Public Charger Program offers up to $200,000 per DCFC.
By funding DCFCs in locations with high medium- and heavy-duty vehicle use, the MHD Public Charger Program is helping to support the MHD industry transition to zero-emission vehicles.
The MHD Public Charger Program is open to B.C. businesses, not-for-profits, local governments, Indigenous communities, utilities or public sector organizations located and operating in B.C. Applicants must apply and be pre-approved for the program.
Rebates for hydrogen fuelling stations
The Hydrogen Fuelling Infrastructure Program provides funding for the construction of hydrogen fuelling stations in B.C.
Funding from this program is distributed through funding calls, which will be posted online at https://canadah2.ca/.
Additional rebates
Additional funding for public fast charging stations is offered through Natural Resources Canada’s Zero Emission Vehicle Infrastructure Program (ZEVIP).
ZEVIP funding covers up to 50% of project costs to a maximum of $100,000 per DCFC ($150,000 for Indigenous communities). For B.C. projects, an additional 25% of project costs to a maximum of $25,000 per DCFC is available.
ZEVIP is not stackable with the other Go Electric public charger programs or other CleanBC programs. Any station that receives B.C. funding through the ZEVIP will not be eligible for funding through the CleanBC Go Electric Public Charger Program or the Go Electric MHD Public Charger Program.