Electric shock: A new study found that EVs were more expensive to fuel than gas-powered cars at the end of 2022
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A better solution would be to send the cars over without batteries, and either make the batteries here, or sip them in a separate vessel.
We should me making arms instead EVs. Way better profit margins plus we meet our obligations and arms shortfalls. It's a lot of jobs too.
Do they not understand we don't have the infrastructure to have EV's only? OMGosh, how stupid are these people? I have no issue with hybrids but to demand that EV's be the only option is lubricous!
Do they not understand we don't have the infrastructure to have EV's only? OMGosh, how stupid are these people? I have no issue with hybrids but to demand that EV's be the only option is lubricous!
Do they not understand we don't have the infrastructure to have EV's only? OMGosh, how stupid are these people? I have no issue with hybrids but to demand that EV's be the only option is lubricous!
Do they not understand we don't have the infrastructure to have EV's only? OMGosh, how stupid are these people? I have no issue with hybrids but to demand that EV's be the only option is ludicrous.
Hydrogen-electric would seem to me to be a good mix. On paper anyway. Still can't beat diesel for work.
Is the government forcing a hydrogen mandate on Canada (?) or something else?
(YouTube & LET THE CONSUMER CHOOSE: Put the electric vehicle mandate in park)
Starting next year, the Liberal plan to get more electric vehicles on the road will enter its first phase: mandating sales targets for car companies, which could purchase credits, including by spending on charging infrastructure, or face penalties for not complying, which they definitely won’t pass onto their customers.
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The government has set a target of 20 per cent of new passenger vehicles sold in 2026 must be either battery-powered or hybrid, which increases to 60 per cent by 2030 and reaches 100 per cent by 2035, whether you want one or not.
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Brian Kingston, the president and CEO of the Canadian Vehicle Manufacturers’ Association, which represents Ford, General Motors and Stellantis and has long opposed the sales mandate, says the policy heaps on added costs at a time when keeping production in Canada has been made more difficult by U.S. tariffs.
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The Opposition Conservatives, before the House of Commons broke for summer, ramped up pressure on the Liberals to scrap the mandate, saying it removes “choice” from consumers.
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Kelly McParland: While the Liberals fixate on electric vehicles, people are buying hybrids — National Post
Perversely, Ottawa's 100% tariffs on EVs ensures the price of hybrids remains more attractive
Owning an EV can save thousands, but price incentive not big enough to meet Liberal targets: PBO — National Post
'According to our estimates, in order to induce a change in consumer behaviour to reach the 2030 target, the relative cost of owning (an EV) will have to drop by 31%'
Tariffs, Elon Musk and charging headaches: Quebec is suddenly seeing trouble in its EV paradise — National Post
In Quebec, there were more than 50,000 Teslas registered in 2024, which is eight per cent of the 376,000 electric vehicles in the province
Pressure building on Liberals to rethink electric vehicle mandate — National Post
The goal was developed as a way to reduce the country's emissions, taking direct aim at the transportation sector, which is among the top emitters