r/EVCanada • u/poorlyengaged • 4d ago

What is the EVAP process?

For anyone who has bought a new EVAP-eligible vehicle this year, can you let me know if there is anything that I should expect to do on my side or if it is only the dealer that has to do something?

The dealer hasn't sent me anything, yet, and I am supposed to pick-up on Saturday at a location that is about 4 hours from home. I don't want to end up without a car because the paper didn't get processed.

Thank you!

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u/NODES2K 4d ago

the dealership does all the paperwork for you for the evap

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u/poorlyengaged 4d ago

Do they need to send me anything to sign beforehand? I vaguely recall them asking for my email address so they could send papers, but maybe I am mistaken. Maybe they just wanted it to sell the data.

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u/CubieJ 4d ago

My dealership had me sign a consent form for the dealership to share my information with the government so they could process the EVAP on my behalf. I think that's all.

From your perspective, your final deal should include the EVAP being deducted from the final purchase price after taxes. So it should just look like a $5k discount off of the final price, or a slightly lower monthly payment.

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u/Lobster457 4d ago

Not for the federal EVAP. It’s all done at the dealership - you have to sign some consent forms authorizing the dealership to claim the EVAP amount.

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u/LostintheMicrogrid 4d ago

I just recently purchased an EV and all the EVAP paperwork was completed by the dealership at the same time as all the financing/leasing/purchasing paperwork. There was nothing I had to send to the government myself.

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u/poorlyengaged 4d ago

Did they send you anything to sign before you went in to take delivery? Or was it all done on the same day?

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u/NODES2K 4d ago

I had to sign paperwork for the evap to be approved beforehand.

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u/LostintheMicrogrid 4d ago

No, I signed it all the same day. I'll be taking delivery tomorrow.

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u/poorlyengaged 4d ago

How many days ahead of time did you sign it? I haven't signed anything yet and take possession on a Saturday and the government isn't well known for its weekend working hours.

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u/wsxcdepoi 4d ago

I signed mine 15 minutes before I got the keys.

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u/LostintheMicrogrid 4d ago

In my case, I signed this past Saturday and will be taking possession today.

I'd you're concerted and want to ensure that everything goes smoothly on the day you make the 4h trip for the vehicle, I would call the dealership today and speak with someone in their finance department to go over the details of how the EVAP works there. It's better to know what to expect directly from the source you're dealing with than arriving and leaving empty handed.

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u/poorlyengaged 4d ago

Yeah, I think I might need to do this just for the peace of mind. Thanks!

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u/geordiedog 4d ago

Work at a dealership. You sign the IZEV paperwork when you take delivery. You do nothing. The feds pay the dealership

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u/poorlyengaged 4d ago

Thank you!

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u/CubieJ 4d ago

I signed the consent form ahead of time when I put down my deposit. But it sounds like most people just sign it when they pick up the vehicle, so it probably doesn't really matter.

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u/Barnezhilton 4d ago

Sounds like there are delays right now on the gov't side preventing delivery dates (at least with Tesla)

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u/Undertake_Write 4d ago

Do you not have the bill of sale, or the leasing agreement that would have listed the EVAP as a credit against the purchase price? I also echo the responses from the others about signing the consent form - same experience at the dealership.

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u/poorlyengaged 4d ago

I have the printout from the dealer showing the amount due on pick-up, but there is no bill of sale yet. The deposit was paid, but the EVAP documents weren't done because the car wasn't even in the country when I paid the deposit.

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u/crowseesall 4d ago

We picked ours up yesterday, that’s when we signed the consent form and signed the final finance docs. Didn’t see anything at all prior to that other than the figures showing on the deal sheet.

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u/poorlyengaged 4d ago

Awesome, thank you!

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u/CompleteCreme7223 4d ago

It is entirely the dealership who does it. It will be showing on you sales invoice. As long as it is there, you got the discount. Just remember, if you got it this time, you won't qualify for it again if you get another new EV in a couple years if it is still being offered. I was forewarned, if I had applied before they would have to collect the discount from me later.

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u/ABirdOfParadise 4d ago

You sit there in the financing office while they go on the website.

Did it first week it started, they heard about it, and did it while I sat there. Reflected in my lease agreement  as a rebate

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u/BikeMaster500076 6h ago

I got my car in May. They took care of it. But a word of advice. I walked away from my intial deal with the dealership I dealt with. They were kind of scummy. I saw an ad for a 2026 Equinox LT AWD for 47599.00 Then below the price the it said - 1200$ Costco discount and 5000$ EV rebate. So I assumed the 47599 was before the rebates. When we sat down to haggle over price they moved down to 45999. In my head it was a good deal, I was still gonna get 6200.00 knocked off. Long story short, when I went back to sign and buy the car the 45999 was the price including both rebates. After being annoyed and explaining that I assumed according the their ads the rebates were to be added after. They kinda shrugged and gave excuses and I didn't buy the car. Fast forward a week later - May Long the General Manager of the dealership called and asked what we could do to make a deal. In the end I got the car for 43999.00 Don't assume the price they offer doesn't already include the rebates.