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The city of Laval is offering a $2,000 grant to any of its citizens who want to buy a fully electric car, making it the first municipality in Canada to do so. In conjuction with Quebec’s Roulez électrique program that gives buyers of an all-electric vehicle an $8,000 grant, Laval residents can save $10,000 of the cost off a vehicle like the Nissan Leaf, which retails at $36,000, or the smaller Smart fortwo that sells for $29,000.

Laval Mayor Marc Demers made the announcement Friday at the opening of the Montreal Electric Vehicle Show taking place at Place Bonaventure.

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The city is also offering a $400 grant toward the purchase of an electric bicycle. Common in Europe, it’s the first time a Canadian municipality has made the offer, the city says. The grants are applicable to any vehicle purchased as of April 20, 2018.