Langley dealerships offer cash back for green drivers

Going green has been a constant crucial environmental campaign and two local Langley dealerships are promoting a new program to encourage BC drivers to opt for greener driving technology.

The province of BC has a clean energy program which it has been advertising, via banner printing in and around dealerships and online to help local residents drive clean vehicles.

The initiative, which began in November 2011, is part of a broader project to highlight not only the environmental benefits of cleaner technology but also the lower costs of maintaining cleaner vehicles, which can be as low as $300 per year.

A big focus of the program is to educate drivers about some of the greener technology options available to them, such as battery cars, electric, fuel cell cars and plug-in hybrid electric and compressed gas cars. The province is also devoted to charging stations and hydrogen fuelling stations. BC is also offering rebate to homeowners who want to install energy charging stations at home.

The BC provincial government has also allocated $7.5 million to this entire cleaner transportation initiative, which has been popular in part due to the printed advertising associated with the clean energy transportation program. The aim is to offer drivers immediate and real cash benefits for opting for cleaner technology, to help offset some of the purchase price costs.

Because clean energy transportation can be costly, two local Langley dealerships are now advertising and offering a $5,000 discount off the pre-tax price.