Electric Vehicles

• Individuals
• Businesses
• Not-for-profit organizations
• Community and Indigenous governments

If you are purchasing an eligible passenger EV or charging station, you must live in a community connected to the NWT’s hydroelectric grid (Behchokǫ, Dettah, Enterprise, Fort Resolution, Fort Smith, Hay River, Kátł’odeeche, Ndilǫ or Yellowknife).

E-bikes and on-the-land EVs are eligible for rebates in any community in the NWT.

1. Purchase your vehicle, Level 2 charging station or boat motor.
2. Complete the application form below and submit it to the AEA within 3 months of purchasing your product or by March 10, 2024 (whichever is earlier), along with the following:
   1. Your sales agreement, lease agreement or receipt, with proof of payment or financing arrangements
   2. Proof of NWT registration and insurance, if applicable
   3. A photo of the installed charging station (for charging stations only)

• New battery electric passenger vehicles
• New plug-in hybrid electric passenger vehicles
• New Level 2 electric charging stations for home use
• Electric bicycles and tricycles (no longer accepting applications for the 2023/24 fiscal year)
• Electric all-terrain vehicles (ATVs)
• Electric boat motors (including batteries)
• Electric snowmobiles

If you are leasing an electric passenger vehicle, your lease period must be 48 months (four years) or longer to be eligible for a rebate.

Battery electric or plug-in hybrid electric vehicles

To be eligible for a rebate, an electric vehicle must

• Meet all Canada Motor Vehicle Safety Standards
• Be registered, plated and insured in the NWT and considered roadworthy, and remain registered, plated and insured in the NWT in the applicant’s name for 12 months from date of purchase
• Be an electric vehicle propelled by an electric motor which draws electricity from a battery of not less than 4 kWh in capacity and be capable of being recharged from an external source of electricity
• Be manufactured primarily for use on public streets, roads and highways
• Have at least four functioning wheels
• Have a base-model MSRP of not more than $65,000 (before options and taxes are applied)

Level 2 charging stations

To be eligible a rebate, a charging station must

• Operate at 220 or 240 volts and a minimum of 32 amps
• Be designed exclusively for charging passenger electric vehicles
• Be intended only for private use at a home
• Have monitoring capabilities

In addition:

• The station must be purchased separately from an EV.
• You must be the owner of an EV registered in the NWT.

E-bikes

To be eligible for a rebate, an electric bicycle or tricycle must

• Have an electric motor, with a sustained output power of 500 watts or less, that operates by pedal assist, a throttle, or both
• Have two or three functioning wheels
• Operate at a maximum speed of 32 kilometres per hour
• Have functioning pedals that can propel the bicycle or tricycle
• Come as one complete package, including bicycle/tricycle, motor and battery

Electric ATVs

To be eligible for a rebate, an ATV must

• Be registered with the Government of the Northwest Territories
• Have four functioning wheels, a seat that is straddled by the rider, and handlebars
• Be propelled only by an electric motor

Side-by-sides and other off-highway vehicles are currently not eligible for rebates.

Electric boat motors

To be eligible for a rebate, a boat motor must

• Use electric power only
• Produce a minimum of five horsepower

Batteries may count toward the purchase cost if they are purchased at the same time as the motor.

Electric snowmobiles

To be eligible for a rebate, a snowmobile must

• Be registered with an NWT community government
• Be propelled only by an electric motor

All products

• To receive a rebate on an eligible product, you must meet the following criteria:
  • You must not have received a rebate or incentive for the product under an EV program or similar in any other province or territory (applicable federal government rebates or tax incentives not included).
  • The product must have been purchased in Canada.
  • The product must be new or an eligible demonstration (demo) model.
• The AEA operates its rebate programs based on its fiscal year, which runs from April 1 until March 31. Annual limits and conditions on rebates are based on this time period.
• There is a limit of two rebates on each type of product per person or organization per AEA fiscal year (for example, two passenger EVs or two e-bikes). The AEA’s Executive Director may approve additional rebates on a case-by-case basis.
• Rebates are distributed on a first-come, first-served basis, subject to pre-approval and availability of funds.