Canada have released a mandate which will require one-fifth of all passenger cars, trucks and SUVs in 2026 to all run-on electricity under new regulations. This was proposed by the Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault.
By 2030, the mandate will hit 60 per cent of all sales and by 2035, every passenger vehicle sold in Canada will need to be electric, said the press release.
Manufacturers or importers who don’t meet the sales targets could face penalties under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act.
The country believes it still has a long way to go before it can reach this first goal in 2025, as electric and hybrid vehicles only made up 7.2 per cent of new car registrations.
Under the draft regulations, to be formally published Dec. 30, the government proposes tracking the sales by issuing credits for vehicle sales.
Fully electric cars and trucks would be worth a bigger credit than plug-in hybrid versions, though the government acknowledges that plug-in hybrids will likely remain in demand in rural and northern areas, stated the release.
Canada had previously already had targets for electric vehicle sales, however, they were not enforceable, and the government was not giving enough incentive to buy one.
The new targets are said to be countrywide, though some provinces are already ahead of others.
Quebec and British Columbia already have provincial sales mandates, stated the Canadian press. An analysis released last week by the Canadian Climate Institute concluded that the mandates helped both provinces move well out ahead of the rest of the country on electric-vehicle use.
Source: Ctv News
