Financial Support for Fleet Assessments

This offering is for fleets located in Fortis BC electrical service territory only.

Fleets that receive electrical service from BC Hydro can access this rebate through BC Hydro’s Fleet Electrification program.

To develop a business case to justify transitioning to ZEVs, fleets may need to understand existing fleet usage and the benefits of replacing vehicles with ZEVs, including the total cost of ownership. The Go Electric Fleet Charging Program offers financial assistance for ZEV Fleet Assessments, including telematics tools that can offer fleets information that can be used in the development of ZEV suitability assessments and business cases.

The Program provides financial assistance for fleets to develop a ZEV Fleet Assessment that will include a ZEV suitability assessment based on existing fleet usage, a business case for adopting ZEVs that includes infrastructure costing, and a basic plan for future ZEV adoption based on the assessment. The ZEV Fleet Assessment can be informed by either data from telematics tools or be a simple assessment without telematics. The ZEV Fleet Assessment must include information regarding vehicle suitability to meet operational requirements of the fleet, and a total cost of ownership assessment including operational cost savings and vehicle price premiums. Customers must agree to share the Fleet Assessment with FBC and the Province.

If Go Electric Fleet Charging Program participants already have ZEVs in their fleet, they may conduct ZEV telematics as a part of their ZEV Fleet Assessment. This allows fleets to track metrics of existing ZEVs to understand in detail the cost of operation, and to help make the business case to increase adoption, and/or shift to better drive and duty cycles.

Eligible Applicants

To be considered eligible under this Program, a company must:

  • Be a B.C. registered company (home based businesses are not eligible for this program);
  • Be located in B.C.;
  • Receive electrical service from Fortis BC;
  • Have fleet vehicles registered in B.C.; and,
  • Apply for pre-approval.

The following documentation must be provided at the time of applying for pre-approval:

  • Proof of B.C. business license;
  • WorkSafe BC number;
  • Proof of fleet vehicles registered in B.C.; and,
  • A quote for the work to be completed.

Once you satisfy the above requirements, Fraser Basin Council (FBC) will review your application. If approved, FBC will issue an approval letter.

Rebate Amounts

For assessments using telematics

Successful applicants to this program component will be reimbursed for 50% of the costs to install telematics tools onto fleet vehicles and conduct a fleet ZEV suitability and business case assessment. The maximum rebate per applicant will be capped at $50,000.

For assessments without telematics

Successful applicants to this program component will be reimbursed for 50% of the costs to conduct a simple fleet ZEV suitability and business case assessment. The maximum rebate per applicant will be capped at $3,000.

B.C. Public Sector Organizations (PSOs)

Municipal governments, regional districts, health authorities and their agencies, school districts and universities and colleges are eligible to receive up to 75% of costs for both options shown above up to a maximum of $50,000.

Crown Corporation, BC Government, and federal government fleets and their departments and agencies are ineligible.

Indigenous communities

Successful applicants from Indigenous communities and businesses will be reimbursed 75% of costs for both options shown above with maximum funding remaining the same.

Eligible Costs

Eligible costs include:

  • Telematics tools for up to 12 months;
  • ZEV suitability assessment using data collected from telematics tools; and,
  • Business case analysis using data collected from telematic tools.

Requirements

  • The ZEV Fleet Assessment must include an assessment of the existing fleet usage, informed by either telematics used or a simple estimation assessment, a technical and cost-benefit assessment for ZEV adoption in the fleet including infrastructure, and a basic plan for the future ZEV adoption based on the assessment;
  • For assessments involving telematics tools, telematics tools must be installed on vehicles for a minimum of three months;
  • Applicants must agree to share data collected and the assessment report with FBC and the Province;
  • The ZEV Fleet Assessment must be submitted with final documentation;
  • Can be completed by a telematics provider or a third party such as a value-add fleet management company; and
  • Only costs incurred after application approval will be considered eligible.

Once pre-approved for a rebate, applicants will have 60 days to install telematics tools onto vehicles. Only costs incurred after application approval will be considered eligible.

Fleet Assessment Application Process

  • Applicants must apply for pre-approval. The pre-approval application form is available here
  • Following the completion of fleet assessment, pre-approved applicants must then submit final documentation to receive the financial rebate.

The following documentation must be provided at the time of applying for the fleet assessment rebate:

  • The approval letter issued by FBC under the pre-approval process;
  • A ZEV suitability assessment and/or business case report; and
  • Proof of payment

If the Province changes or terminates the Program, a completed eligible application form received prior to a change, or the termination of the Program will be administered in accordance with the Program as it existed on the date of the application.

The CleanBC Go Electric Fleet Charging Program is one of a suite of programs offered under the Province of BC’s CleanBC Go Electric Program. The program is funded through the Ministry of Energy and Climate Solutions and is administered by the Fraser Basin Council Society.

For more information, please contact fleets@pluginbc.ca