Plug-In to Win: We Have a Winner!

by Keith Morgan on Wednesday, April 22nd, 2015

Surrey resident Linda Webster is now the proud owner of a Nissan LEAF, as the winner of our Plug-In to Win contest.

“I’m so excited because I’ve taken an interest in electric cars for some time but never dreamed I would own one,” said Linda, as she clutched the keys outside of Jonker Nissan, in Langley, last week.

“I’m going to really enjoy seeing how much I can get out of each charge… I’ll let you know!”

With a range of in excess of 120 kilometres on a full charge, Linda figures she will be able to visit friends and family in Vancouver.

British Columbia’s SCRAP-IT Program kindly supplied us with the eco-friendly sedan for the contest, which attracted a record-breaking 34,558 entries, the biggest Black Press contest ever. The five-seater car was displayed at the SCRAP-IT booth at the recent Vancouver International Auto Show, where it attracted thousands of admiring looks.

SCRAP-IT announced its new incentive program in Driveway just before the show. It’s offering a $3,000 rebate for electric car purchasers if they scrap a 2000 or older vehicle. This is in addition to the newly announced provincial government program.

SCRAP-IT Program CEO Dennis Rogoza revealed: “Vehicles model 2000 or older emit up to 60 times more emissions than later models and electric vehicles have even much lower emissions.”

Qualifying electric vehicles are listed on the SCRAP-IT.ca website.

Contact: keith [dot] morgan [at] drivewaybc [dot] ca

Your Last Chance To Go Green For Free!

by Keith Morgan on Thursday, March 26th, 2015

If you would like to plug in an all-electric Nissan LEAF at your home, this weekend is the last chance you will have to get one for nothing!

British Columbia’s SCRAP-IT Program kindly supplied us with one of the eco-friendly sedans as a prize in our Plug-In to Win Contest, which closes at midnight on Sunday (see the link or below for entry details). The winner will be announced online next week and Driveway will feature an interview with the lucky winner in an upcoming edition.

SCRAP-IT announced its new incentive program here last week, which offers a $3,000 rebate for electric car purchasers if they scrap a 2000 or older vehicle. This is in addition to the newly announced provincial government program detailed in our main story today.

The LEAF will be on display at the SCRAP-IT booth throughout this weekend at the Vancouver International Auto Show, in the Vancouver Convention Centre West. Qualifying electric vehicles for the organization’s incentive are listed on the SCRAP-IT.ca website. Take a look because some of them, plus vehicles qualifying under the additional government program, will be at the show to view and some made available there for test drives outside.

For information on electric vehicles and charging systems and infrastructure visit Plug-In BC at: http://pluginbc.ca/

For details of the Clean Energy Vehicle incentive program visit: www.cevforbc.ca

ENTER to WIN a $50 Gas Card…

by Driveway on Thursday, May 15th, 2014

Would a 10 cents per litre increase at the pump cause you to cancel a driving vacation?

Enter our contest through this Story and this site – it’s Driveway Canada, if you didn’t know – and you could win a $50 gas card from Black Press and the Driveway crew.

Just answer that question above and you’re in…

Click HERE to answer, for a chance to WIN!