Canada Scraps EV Mandate After Consumer Backlash
Canadian prime minister Mark Carney’s “lofty goals” are meaningless. He knows full well that the vast majority of Canadians don’t want useless EVs, no matter how big the subsidies he pays out
Around the world, there is a push back from the public against being forced to buy things they don’t want.
LifeSite News reported:
After backlash from consumers, Canadian premiers, automakers, and industry groups, the Canadian government more or less scrapped its total Electric Vehicle (EV) 2035 mandate.
In a February 5 press conference, Liberal Prime Minister Mark Carney said instead it will heavily incentivize Canadians to buy EVs and put in place tougher greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions standards for model years 2027 to 2032.
The government will then put in place goals to have an EV adoption rate of 75 percent by 2035, with a lofty goal of 90 percent adoption by 2040.
“The more stringent emission standards will enable the government of Canada to repeal the electric vehicle accessibility standard,” he told reporters.
The new rules essentially kill the 2035 total EV mandate put in place by former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
However, the new rules still heavily promote EVs, which do not do as well in the cold Canadian climate and are far more expensive for the average family to purchase.
Full story here.
European carmakers have already forced the EU to abandon the ban on ICE cars, while Trump has ditched Biden’s EV programmes.
And after the election, we too will be rid of EV mandates as well, and good riddance to it.
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