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Yea it's ridiculous. By the time they have more installed, it'll be expired lol
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Same here, we have Squamish, Nanaimo and Abbotsford which are all over 50km away from Vancouver. Useless unless you’re travelling in those directions. And their cost for charging at 150kw and above is $0.57 which is twice what Petro-Canada charges making them unappealing for folks not on the free offer.
Not really useless. From GTA you could road trip for free to Muskoka’s, Windsor/Detroit, Kawartha’s, Ottawa, Montreal, Quebec City and surrounding areas? Couple of bucks to charge at home.
First US pre-production models built in Tennessee today… First VW ID.4 electric SUV pre-production units roll off the line at Chattanooga factory
Latest update on ships sailing to Halifax.
The SIEM Confucius has been moored in Amden for a few days now and is scheduled to stop in Halifax in early Sept. The SIEM Cicero arrived in Amden yesterday and has been circling around most likely waiting for the SIEM Confucius to depart. The latest schedule I have doesn’t show where the Cicero will head to but it‘s unlikely it will stop in Halifax shortly after the Confucius.
We need eyes on the Halifax Autoport….
Anyone?
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The SIEM Confucius has been moored in Amden for a few days now and is scheduled to stop in Halifax in early Sept. The SIEM Cicero arrived in Amden yesterday and has been circling around most likely waiting for the SIEM Confucius to depart. The latest schedule I have doesn’t show where the Cicero will head to but it‘s unlikely it will stop in Halifax shortly after the Confucius.
We need eyes on the Halifax Autoport….
Anyone?
Good news for you!
Ordered an AWD from Victoria VW on July 27th and was told December/January. I was also told they had just opened the books up for the AWD (hah!) and reasoned that I would probably get a RWD perhaps later still with order backlogs. Am thinking I could be in for quite a wait. Both VW and Infineon (they make the chips in the inverter according to Sandy Munro) are reporting chips shortages.
I just hope my old Land Rover holds out until then - I was hoping to use the Scrap-It program but it’s cancelled as of October 31.
Patience is a virtue…
Lucky you. I was told by our dealer in Montreal not by the end of 2022 for a AWD... So our plans have changed and turning to TESLA.
That’s disappointing to hear. This might explain why: Infineon production outages compound automotive chip supply crunch
When did you try to order an AWD?
Curious. As far as I know, Quebec and BC are the only provinces getting cars until 2022, so perhaps our allotments are already filled. Chattanooga is supposedly coming on stream later next year, but “Out of Spec” seemed to think they were initially focussing on a small battery version to get the price down. Perhaps you should check with other dealers in the area.
Ontario not receiving any ID4 in this first round w/ BC & Quebec?
It would seem the first shipments were going to provinces with rebates, according to an April news release:
electricautonomy.ca
However, I checked the VW.CA website and indeed, Ontario is included, so I stand corrected. Thanks.
Volkswagen’s ID.4 to cost $44,995 in Canada, qualifying for federal rebate
The ID.4 will be rolled out first in Quebec and British Columbia in summer 2021 before becoming more widely available in 2022
electricautonomy.ca
Alright people. The SIEM Confucius is scheduled to arrive in Halifax September 11. If, and that’s a big if, they are Canadian bound vehicles on it Quebec buyers would be first to see them.
Please let us know if hear anything from your dealership…
Please let us know if hear anything from your dealership…
Scrap It program in BC expires Oct 31, but they might bring it back (possibly under a different name or program) in the new year. I’ve been writing to my MLA. I suggest you write to yours (and encourage others to do so, too) - if you wish to see more EVs in the world!
Hi:
Anyone interested in sustaining this program should visit their website and sign the letter to the government at Letter of Support – SCRAP-IT
I’ve written to Rob Fleming, my MLA and also Minister of Transport. He passed it on to the Ministry of Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation. I got a lengthy reply from Nick Clark, Acting Director at the Clean Transportation branch of the Electricity and Alternative Energy Division (they must have very large doors to put their titles on!).
He says in part: “Thank you for writing to express your concern regarding the SCRAP-IT program ceasing to provide a rebate for the purchase of an electric vehicle (EV). Government support for the SCRAP-IT program will be ending at the end of 2021 as government is refocusing on more effective funding incentives to achieve lower GHG emissions in the transportation sector; Government’s funding for the purchase of vehicles through the CleanBC Go Electric Program is in place and will continue.”
Having worked in government for a while, I’ll translate: “People above my pay grade are deciding what they can afford to do which brings maximum impact for minimum expense”. In other words, this was low-hanging fruit that was easy to cancel to appease the Finance Ministry, who is understandably worried after spending so much money in the past 18 months; or, “Don’t hold your breath”. Mr Clark ignored the fact that my old car pumps out 600g of nasty stuff every km I drive it; and that the Norwegians reported a healthy 71.9% uptake on EVs last month compared to all others, simply by forgiving the 25% VAT.
All that said, I hope you are right, but I’m hoping to see my car this winter, and the new fiscal year doesn’t come in until April 1st. Oh well…
Anyone interested in sustaining this program should visit their website and sign the letter to the government at Letter of Support – SCRAP-IT
I’ve written to Rob Fleming, my MLA and also Minister of Transport. He passed it on to the Ministry of Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation. I got a lengthy reply from Nick Clark, Acting Director at the Clean Transportation branch of the Electricity and Alternative Energy Division (they must have very large doors to put their titles on!).
He says in part: “Thank you for writing to express your concern regarding the SCRAP-IT program ceasing to provide a rebate for the purchase of an electric vehicle (EV). Government support for the SCRAP-IT program will be ending at the end of 2021 as government is refocusing on more effective funding incentives to achieve lower GHG emissions in the transportation sector; Government’s funding for the purchase of vehicles through the CleanBC Go Electric Program is in place and will continue.”
Having worked in government for a while, I’ll translate: “People above my pay grade are deciding what they can afford to do which brings maximum impact for minimum expense”. In other words, this was low-hanging fruit that was easy to cancel to appease the Finance Ministry, who is understandably worried after spending so much money in the past 18 months; or, “Don’t hold your breath”. Mr Clark ignored the fact that my old car pumps out 600g of nasty stuff every km I drive it; and that the Norwegians reported a healthy 71.9% uptake on EVs last month compared to all others, simply by forgiving the 25% VAT.
All that said, I hope you are right, but I’m hoping to see my car this winter, and the new fiscal year doesn’t come in until April 1st. Oh well…
Glad you wrote a detailed and personal letter. I wish more people would do so.
I hear government revenues from taxes have fallen during COVID, so they need to cut some things out of their budget, and like you said, Scrap It program might seem like an easy cut to make. Although, if we can point to figures from Norway and other jurisdictions, we can see that EV incentives, when properly aimed, can produce effective results. Also, I would point to long term studies that show how children and adults are much more likely to be asthmatic and have respiratory issues when living near roads that have high volume of ICE vehicles. The long term medical cost burden on health care systems of this can be alleviated by moving towards EVs and more renewable sources.
Hope you get your EV soon!
I hear government revenues from taxes have fallen during COVID, so they need to cut some things out of their budget, and like you said, Scrap It program might seem like an easy cut to make. Although, if we can point to figures from Norway and other jurisdictions, we can see that EV incentives, when properly aimed, can produce effective results. Also, I would point to long term studies that show how children and adults are much more likely to be asthmatic and have respiratory issues when living near roads that have high volume of ICE vehicles. The long term medical cost burden on health care systems of this can be alleviated by moving towards EVs and more renewable sources.
Hope you get your EV soon!
Is anyone aware if the Car-Net app (available in the U.S.) will be available for Canadian ID.4s for things like pre-conditioning, charge scheduling and other remote vehicle controls (lock/unlock etc)? I know they have another app that enables this for VWs in Europe, but have heard conflicting things online about whether this will be available in Canada. Currently no Canadian VWs come with telematics enabled apparently.
Really hope they enable it in Canada!
Really hope they enable it in Canada!
Yes Car-Net will be standard in Canada
I hear Car Net App is terrible. I hope they are fixing it.
It’s ambitious that VW is committed to releasing many EVs coming soon (I’m very happy about it) - but they need to get the tech right, otherwise laggy and poor design user interfaces will not get more people to buy EVs.
Ordered my RWD as a replacement on my totalled 2020 egolf :'(
Put deposit down with Vancouver VW in July and was told sept/oct.
I had been given a VIN# but it doesn't line up with the right plant (vin has factory identifer M, which is a French plant not German).
Reached out this week and was told November... And that I couldn't get my VIN yet. Frustrating to be honest.
As a side Q, anyone know if the ID.4 factory in Germany is union?
Put deposit down with Vancouver VW in July and was told sept/oct.
I had been given a VIN# but it doesn't line up with the right plant (vin has factory identifer M, which is a French plant not German).
Reached out this week and was told November... And that I couldn't get my VIN yet. Frustrating to be honest.
As a side Q, anyone know if the ID.4 factory in Germany is union?
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