353:
85:, who believed that the rebates did not account for safety of the vehicle and penalized vehicles that were safer. Another reason for the decline of the program was the issue of the money as a rebate. A rebate can only be applied to the taxes paid, so if you were to trade in a vehicle, you might not receive the full rebate. One of the final issues was the issue of people buying the wrong car. In Canada, people found that with the incentive of the rebate, these cars would be better long-term; however, people were realizing that trading in a
178:
264:
77:
fuel efficient standards were enforced in 2011. All rebates that were offered ranged from $ 1,000 to $ 2,000. All of the rebates were paid for by the $ 4.5 billion budgeted to environmental initiatives. The EcoAuto program was terminated at the end of 2008. The reason for the end of the rebate program was due to concerns of companies, like
76:
The EcoAuto Rebate
Program was created to give consumers an incentive into buying a more fuel-efficient car. The EcoAuto program along with the Green Levy, a levy placed on less fuel-efficient vehicles, also wanted to make give companies a reason to start making more fuel efficient cars before the
101:
determined that to receive rebates, owners must either buy or enter a long-term lease (12 months or more) on a vehicle. The combined mileage, based on the type of vehicle, has to meet the requirements in the table, or be less than the listed value.
89:
for a smaller car with incentives was a very bad choice. People soon realized that as good as the incentives seemed, they still needed to be what they needed in a car.
50:. The program applied to vehicles purchased between March 20, 2007, and December 31, 2008. The EcoAuto Program affected eligible cars from 2006 to 2008.
402:
352:
485:
480:
43:
53:
It was part of the
Canadian government's overall Vehicle Efficiency Incentive (VEI), which also included a
431:
146:
133:
27:
177:
263:
24:
299:
210:
47:
65:
98:
62:
31:
455:
39:
474:
338:
361:
311:
35:
326:
86:
237:
186:
78:
272:
225:
82:
287:
249:
58:
54:
97:
Eligibility for incentives depends on the type of vehicle.
403:"ecoAUTO REBATE PROGRAM APPLICATION FORM NOW AVAILABLE"
61:on vehicles deemed to be fuel-inefficient and the
348:Smart Fortwo CDI Cabriolet (Diesel) - $ 2,000
8:
345:Smart Fortwo CDI Coupe (Diesel) - $ 2,000
181:Hybrid cars with improved fuel efficiency
351:
262:
176:
104:
386:
16:Canadian government automobile program
161:List of eligible vehicles (2006-2008)
7:
426:
424:
422:
396:
394:
392:
390:
377:Jetta Wagon TDI (Diesel) - $ 1,500
14:
368:New Beetle TDI (Diesel) - $ 2,000
432:"EcoAuto rebates end | The Star"
401:Canada, Transport (2007-10-01).
202:Highlander Hybrid 4X4 - $ 1,000
1:
456:"ecoAuto rebate | Carblogger"
374:Jetta TDI (Diesel) - $ 1,500
147:Flexible-fuel vehicles (E85)
134:Sport Utility Vehicles (SUV)
371:Golf TDI (Diesel) - $ 2,000
356:Jetta TDI Wagon (Flex Fuel)
502:
117:Combined Mileage (gal/mi)
321:Monte Carlo FFV - $ 1,000
173:Model - $ Maximum Rebate
154:3.44 gal / 62.14 mi
141:2.19 gal / 62.14 mi
128:1.72 gal / 62.14 mi
42:vehicles, to protect the
220:Escape HEV 4X4 - $ 1,500
114:Combined Mileage (L/km)
244:Altima Hybrid - $ 1,500
357:
268:
232:Civic Hybrid - $ 2,000
196:Camry Hybrid - $ 1,500
182:
21:EcoAuto Rebate Program
486:Environment of Canada
355:
333:Sebring FFV - $ 1,000
294:Mini Cooper - $ 1,000
282:RX 400H 4X4 - $ 1,500
266:
180:
122:Car (Sedan or Coupe)
318:Impala FFV - $ 1,000
306:VUE Hybrid - $ 1,000
217:Escape HEV - $ 2,000
267:Lexus RX 400H (SUV)
138:8.3L / 100 km
125:6.5L / 100 km
107:
25:Canadian government
358:
269:
183:
151:13L / 100 km
105:
279:RX 400H - $ 1,000
259:Patriot - $ 1,000
256:Compass - $ 1,000
199:Corolla - $ 1,000
158:
157:
66:Scrappage Program
38:to people to buy
493:
481:Transport Canada
466:
465:
463:
462:
452:
446:
445:
443:
442:
428:
417:
416:
414:
413:
398:
111:Type of Vehicle
108:
99:Transport Canada
63:Retire Your Ride
32:Transport Canada
30:administered by
501:
500:
496:
495:
494:
492:
491:
490:
471:
470:
469:
460:
458:
454:
453:
449:
440:
438:
430:
429:
420:
411:
409:
400:
399:
388:
384:
365:
342:
330:
315:
303:
291:
276:
253:
241:
229:
214:
205:Yaris - $ 1,000
193:Prius - $ 2,000
190:
170:
163:
95:
74:
17:
12:
11:
5:
499:
497:
489:
488:
483:
473:
472:
468:
467:
447:
418:
385:
383:
380:
379:
378:
375:
372:
369:
364:
359:
350:
349:
346:
341:
336:
335:
334:
329:
324:
323:
322:
319:
314:
309:
308:
307:
302:
297:
296:
295:
290:
285:
284:
283:
280:
275:
270:
261:
260:
257:
252:
247:
246:
245:
240:
235:
234:
233:
228:
223:
222:
221:
218:
213:
208:
207:
206:
203:
200:
197:
194:
189:
184:
175:
174:
169:
166:
162:
159:
156:
155:
152:
149:
143:
142:
139:
136:
130:
129:
126:
123:
119:
118:
115:
112:
94:
91:
73:
70:
40:fuel-efficient
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
498:
487:
484:
482:
479:
478:
476:
457:
451:
448:
437:
433:
427:
425:
423:
419:
408:
404:
397:
395:
393:
391:
387:
381:
376:
373:
370:
367:
366:
363:
360:
354:
347:
344:
343:
340:
339:Mercedes-Benz
337:
332:
331:
328:
325:
320:
317:
316:
313:
310:
305:
304:
301:
298:
293:
292:
289:
286:
281:
278:
277:
274:
271:
265:
258:
255:
254:
251:
248:
243:
242:
239:
236:
231:
230:
227:
224:
219:
216:
215:
212:
209:
204:
201:
198:
195:
192:
191:
188:
185:
179:
172:
171:
167:
165:
160:
153:
150:
148:
145:
144:
140:
137:
135:
132:
131:
127:
124:
121:
120:
116:
113:
110:
109:
103:
100:
92:
90:
88:
84:
80:
71:
69:
67:
64:
60:
56:
51:
49:
45:
41:
37:
33:
29:
26:
22:
459:. Retrieved
450:
439:. Retrieved
435:
410:. Retrieved
406:
164:
106:Eligibility
96:
75:
52:
20:
18:
436:thestar.com
288:Mini Cooper
93:Eligibility
44:environment
34:to provide
475:Categories
461:2019-03-25
441:2019-03-24
412:2019-03-24
382:References
362:Volkswagen
72:Background
57:or excise
46:, through
312:Chevrolet
36:incentive
327:Chrysler
87:minivan
48:rebates
28:program
300:Saturn
238:Nissan
187:Toyota
79:Toyota
23:was a
407:gcnws
273:Lexus
226:Honda
168:Brand
83:Honda
250:Jeep
211:Ford
81:and
55:levy
19:The
59:tax
477::
434:.
421:^
405:.
389:^
68:.
464:.
444:.
415:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
