Nova Scotia Electric Vehicle Rebate Program Transactions

The Nova Scotia Electric Vehicle Rebate program dataset, administered by the Clean Foundation, records point-of-sale rebates for new and used electric vehicles. It tracks transactions by fiscal year, vehicle make and model, and consumer location to support the province's climate change and economic goals. The dataset provides a detailed view of consumer participation in the shift to clean transportation across varying income levels.

Use Cases

• Analyzing rebate uptake trends over time using Fiscal Year
• Comparing adoption rates for different vehicle brands using EV Make
• Mapping the geographic distribution of program participants using Consumer City
• Assessing the market share of new versus used electric vehicles using New/Used
• Tracking the model year of purchased vehicles using EV Year

Strengths

• Cross-platform presence on Socrata and Open Canada indicates established importance and accessibility
• Contains specific, structured transaction details across six columns, including Fiscal Year, EV Make, and Consumer City
• Explicitly licensed under the OGL-CA-2.0, facilitating reuse

Limitations

• Critical metadata conflicts exist: last updated date is listed as both 2025-05-05 and 2026-04-17
• Row counts and total dataset size are unknown across all sources
• Column details are only available from one platform (Socrata); other sources list them as unknown

Provenance

Source

Clean Foundation, administered for the Province of Nova Scotia

Collection Method

Point-of-sale data collection through auto dealers and bicycle retailers

Time Range

Fiscal Year column suggests coverage across multiple fiscal periods

Freshness

2026-04-17 15:33:01.457335

Geography

Nova Scotia, Canada, with granularity to Consumer City