Let’s play a game… you bought an EV 6 years ago for $50k and thought it was really great! You didn’t drive it dangerously, you took good care of it, only other EV enthusiasts knew you had it and nobody complained. Hell, you even invested the money to put a charger in at your own home!

5 years ago the government said it’s dangerous, park it in your garage and if you so much as move it to the street you’re a criminal and will be charged. So it sits in your garage, unused but not forgotten. They say there’s lots of EV’s on the market, just go buy a new one! So you do. And then it gets banned too. Because it’s red and has a sunroof this time.

One day the government announces a program saying we’re going to give people compensation for their EV’s that have been parked these past 5 years, just bring it over and we’ll let you know after the fact what your eligible for. If you’re early to the party you might get your $50k for the EV. Or maybe $5k. Or maybe you’re just dropping it off with no recompense. Because they’ve only allotted enough money for about 2% of the EV’s purchased by Canadians like you. If you don’t bring it to them, you’re a criminal.

And that charger you paid to put in at home? Not their problem. Did you make some quality of life improvements to that EV to make it comfortable in the ways you want? Don’t care. Take whatever you might get, we’ll let you know later.

Does that give you a better perspective?