We estimate the effect of tax rebates offered by Canadian Provinces on the sales of Hybrid Electric Vehicles. We find that these rebates had a large and positive effect on the market share of hybrid vehicles and that Intermediate cars, Intermediate SUVs and some high performance compact cars...

We estimate the effect of tax rebates offered by Canadian Provinces on the sales of hybrid electric vehicles. We find that these rebates led to a large increase in the market share of hybrid vehicles. In particular, we estimate that 26% of the hybrid vehicles sold during the rebate programs can...

Policy-makers have instituted a variety of fuel economy tax policies -- polices that tax or subsidize new vehicle purchases on the basis of fuel economy performance -- in the hopes of improving fleet fuel economy and reducing gasoline consumption. This article reviews existing policies and...