Canada, Ontario
A four year, $15 million program that will provide grant funding for lower greenhouse gas emitting Class 3-7 commercial vehicles has been announced by the Province of Ontario. The application process is expected to open at the end of this month. Private fleets will be eligible for funding of up to one-third of the capital premium of lower emission natural gas or hybrid vehicles to a maximum of $15,000 per vehicle. The availability of funding over several years is expected to kick-start the market for natural gas refuse trucks in Ontario. Transportation is the largest source of greenhouse gas emissions in Ontario. The Canadian Natural Gas Vehicle Alliance (CNGVA) reports that he funding initiative falls within the Province’s Go Green Ontario climate change plan that aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 15% below 1990 levels by 2020.
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