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Ford Says No to Rebates for Would Be EV Drivers

Premier says he won't give millionaires a rebate to buy a $100,000 car

With the environment front and centre this month as world leaders attend the COP 26 Climate Change Conference, a call to encourage more people to buy electric vehicles will not be answered in Ontario

Doug Ford says he will not bring back rebates for drivers who purchase an EV.

Ford telling reporters yesterday he would not give rebates to millionaires who buy $100,000 cars.

The Tories cancelled a rebate program brought in by the Liberals when they were first elected to office.

But Ontario's Green Party leader Mike Schriener, who drives an E-V, notes the last time he checked he wasn't a millionaire.

A new report shows sales of electric vehicles in Ontario lag behind other provinces like B.C. and Quebec who both offer incentives to convince motorists to make the switch.

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