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Canadian ecoAuto program killed after only two years

When the Canadian government announced its ecoAuto program a year ago, it was immediately controversial. By offering tax rebates to drivers who bought more cars with mileage above an specified level and applying extra taxes to thirstier vehicles, certain vehicles where left out in the cold. Setting arbitrary thresholds means that cars just above or below threshold might get comparable real world mileage but some buyers get the rebate while others don't. In this case, the Honda Fit was left out while the Toyota Yaris got the rebate. Since ... Read more →

32 more 2008 vehicles qualify for Canadian ecoAuto rebate, including Fit and HHR Sam Abuelsamid

The list of vehicles eligible for Canada's controversial ecoAuto program has been updated with thirty-two more 2008 models added. The program pays Canadian car-buyers rebates of $1,000-2,000 when they ...

CD Howe Institute recomends changes to Canada's ecoAuto program Sam Abuelsamid

The C.D. Howe Institute is a Canadian think-tank that has taken a look at the ecoAuto program introduced by the government there earlier this year. The controversial program created a sliding scale of ...

Chrysler Canada CEO wants ecoAUTO program repealed Sam Abuelsamid

Honda Canada is not the only company unhappy about the ecoAUTO rebate program in Canada. Chrysler Canada CEO Reid Bigland wrote an Op-Ed in the National Post urging the program to be repealed. Even ...

The law of unintended consequences strikes again in Canada Sam Abuelsamid

We've all experienced the law of unintended consequences, and it has just struck again in Canada. Years ago a provision was put in US tax law that allowed businesses to deduct $25,000 for the ...

Canadian ecoAuto program killed after only two years 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

When the Canadian government announced its ecoAuto program a year ago, it was immediately controversial. By offering tax rebates to drivers who bought more cars with mileage above an specified level and applying extra taxes to thirstier vehicles, certain vehicles where left out in the cold. Setting ...

32 more 2008 vehicles qualify for Canadian ecoAuto rebate, including Fit and HHR 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

The list of vehicles eligible for Canada's controversial ecoAuto program has been updated with thirty-two more 2008 models added. The program pays Canadian car-buyers rebates of $1,000-2,000 when they buy vehicles on the list. To qualify, the cars and trucks have to meet a minimum mileage threshold. ...

CD Howe Institute recomends changes to Canada's ecoAuto program 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

The C.D. Howe Institute is a Canadian think-tank that has taken a look at the ecoAuto program introduced by the government there earlier this year. The controversial program created a sliding scale of rebates and taxes based on new vehicles fuel consumption. Buyers of more efficient vehicles got ...

Chrysler Canada CEO wants ecoAUTO program repealed 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Honda Canada is not the only company unhappy about the ecoAUTO rebate program in Canada. Chrysler Canada CEO Reid Bigland wrote an Op-Ed in the National Post urging the program to be repealed. Even though Chrysler has a number of vehicles eligible for the rebates either as a result of good mileage ...

The law of unintended consequences strikes again in Canada 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

We've all experienced the law of unintended consequences, and it has just struck again in Canada. Years ago a provision was put in US tax law that allowed businesses to deduct $25,000 for the purchase of trucks used for commercial reasons. Unfortunately this meant that many small and medium ...


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