By The New Car Dealers Association of San Diego County
The Clean Vehicle Rebate Project (or CVRP) is California’s main consumer rebate offering for the purchase or lease of a battery electric vehicle (BEV), plug-in hybrid (PHEV), or fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV). Not only does the CVRP offer rebates, but we have a whole team dedicated to supporting you, the dealers.
Did you know that 91% of consumers found knowledgeable sales staff valuable in their shopping experience?
CleanVehicleRebate.org is an excellent resource for program info, as well as other incentives and general EV knowledge. Our dealer focused webpage, also known as the Dealer Hub, has a wide array of digital resources and tools to help educate your sales staff and even the customer.
With the wide variety of incentives available, we have our Savings Calculator to help the customer figure out what incentives they qualify for. This is also a great tool for sales staff to utilize while on the sales floor or in the sales process.
A great training resource is the Auto Dealers Guide to EV’s. Created in partnership with the CNCDA, this comprehensive guide addresses the benefits of EVs, common questions from consumers, and a whole list of resources to help educate your staff. We highly suggest using it as training material.
Lastly, CVRP offers consumer-facing materials that are perfect for sharing with your potential consumers so they can research further at home. To learn more about the Dealer Hub, please visit: https://cleanvehiclerebate.org/eng/dealer
CVRP Rebate Now — Point of Purchase Pilot Program
To simplify and expedite the process for customers to get into electric vehicles, the Clean Vehicle Rebate Project is offering the Rebate Now pilot program for San Diego county residents and dealerships. This is an opportunity for consumers to be preapproved for a CVRP rebate before purchasing an eligible vehicle and directly applying the rebate as a down payment at the time of lease or purchase. All consumers need to do is apply online and submit all supporting documents.
A few benefits of the Rebate Now program are:
- Expedited rebate processing time
- Incentive money can be applied at the time of purchase
- Your dealership will be placed on a participating dealership list on Cleanvehiclerebate.org
- Your dealership will receive direct ACH payment within 10 business days of approval
To take advantage of the CVRP Rebate Now benefits, dealerships must be enrolled in the Rebate Now program. To begin enrollment, contact Tim Mensalvas (tim.mensalvas@energycenter.org) or Tanner Allen
(tanner.allen@energycenter.org). Once enrollment is complete, our team will host a training session for your dealership providing you with all the tools you may need to navigate EV sales!
We look forward to enrolling your dealership in CVRP Rebate NOW! Thank you for helping us achieve California’s goal of having 5 million EVs on the road by 2030.
More information regarding CVRP Rebate Now can be found at Cleanvehiclerebate.org/rebatenow.
CVRP Program Overview
CVRP has frequent updates to funding and program changes, which helps expand EV adoption accessibility to California residents. CVRP current rebate amount and eligibility requirements include:
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This story appears in Issue 4 2019-2020 of the San Diego Dealer Magazine.