New regulations being published this week by Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault will effectively end the sale of new passenger vehicles powered only by gasoline or diesel in 2035.

Guilbeault said the Electric Vehicle Availability Standard will encourage automakers to make more battery−powered cars and trucks available in Canada.

“There’s no mistaking it. We are at a tipping point,” he said, noting sizable growth in EV sales in Canada and demand that has previously outstripped the available supply.

Automakers will have the next 12 years to phase out combustion engine cars, trucks and SUVs with a requirement to gradually increase the proportion of electric models they offer for sale each year.

The electric−vehicle sales mandate regulations will be published later this week. They are setting up a system in which every automaker will have to show that a minimum percentage of vehicles they offer for sale are fully electric or longer−range plug−in hybrids.

It will start with 20 per cent in 2026 and rise slightly to 23 per cent in 2027. After that, the increase share of EVs will begin to jump much faster, so that by 2028, 34 per cent of all vehicles sold need to be electric, 43 per cent in 2029 and 60 per cent in 2030.

That number keeps rising until it hits 100 per cent in 2035.

In the first three months of this year, about one in 10 new vehicles registered were electric, suggesting EV sales need to double within the next three years.

They already doubled in the last three years, growing from 38,425 EVs sold in the first nine months of 2020 to 132,783 in the first nine months of 2023.

The policy will be regulated under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act and issue credits to automakers for the EVs they sell.

Generally, a fully electric model will generate one credit, with plug−in hybrids getting partial or full credit depending on how far they can go on a single charge.

Manufacturers that sell more EVs than they need to meet each year’s target can either bank those credits to meet their targets in future years, or sell them to companies that didn’t sell enough.

They can also cover up to 10 per cent of the credits they need each year by investing in public fast−charging stations. Every $20,000 spent on DC fast chargers that are operating before 2027 can earn the equivalent of one credit.

Automakers that come up short for their sales requirements will be able to cover the difference by buying credits from others who exceed their targets or by investing in charging stations.

Automakers can start earning some credits toward their 2026 and 2027 targets over the next two years, in a bid by the government to encourage a faster transition.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 19, 2023.

Mia Rabson, The Canadian Press

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…The policy will be regulated under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act and issue credits to automakers for the EVs they sell….

The start of social credit scores has begun. Its big in China.   As we know, Justin loves what China is doing to its population.   Expect more of the same all across every aspect of your life.

EV transition will require more charging infrastructure in NWO

Local officials feel more work is needed in Northwestern Ontario to accommodate a new federal plan to phase out sales of gas-powered cars and trucks by 2035.

The move to electric vehicles is happening, no matter who is in power in Toronto or Ottawa.

That’s the opinion of Ken Shields, an organizer with the Electric Vehicle Association of Northern Ontario, when discussing the accelerated plan to phase out sales of gas-powered cars and trucks by 2035 announced by the federal government on Tuesday.

Shields and his wife are going through their third winter with their 2021 electric vehicle and feel it is feasible to drive the vehicle in Northern Ontario.

“It’s quite amazing how you can start the vehicle up [in the garage] while you’re in the house [staying warm],” added Shields. “Traveling in the wintertime is a bit of a challenge; we have snow tires of course, but the range [of travel] is reduced for all vehicles because the air is denser. The range [of the battery] is reduced to about 30 per cent, [which means] we don’t skip a charging station, which is fine for us because one needs to stop [to empty] bellies and bladders. While you’re taking care of that, the car is getting juiced up and ready to go for the next stop. So, it’s easily mitigated.”

Over the next 12 years, automakers will have to work toward moving away from combustion engine cars, trucks and SUVs, and gradually increase the proportion of electric models they offer for sale each year.

Shields acknowledged there need to be more charging stations, especially along Highway 11, a point echoed by Mayor Wendy Landry of Shuniah, who is also the president of the Northwestern Ontario Municipal Association (NOMA).

“Kudos to the [federal] government for heading towards [addressing] climate change and making these kinds of changes, but definitely there’s a logistical problem attached and like we always say, one size doesn’t fit all,” Landry said. “This past weekend, our highways were closed longer than they were open over a three-day span, and the traffic [was backed up] on Highway 11/17.

“What if we had 100 per cent electric vehicles in those lineups? What would we have done? I just can’t imagine that we will have the ability to put the infrastructure in in the time frame [that’s been set out]. I just think there’s a lot of homework to do and a lot of thinking to do when it comes to developing infrastructure to meet those goals.”

Landry mentioned that there have been discussions about putting in quick rest stops, like the ONroute locations in the southern part of the province.

“If you drive the 400 series [of highways] down [there] you’ll see stop stations everywhere,” mentioned Landry. “Obviously we don’t have them and infrastructure and power are a problem. Obviously there [are] challenges, but it’s definitely something that we keep on the radar that to be able to have those top stations along the way is good for safety. It’s a good opportunity and maybe the stop stations as well as the charging stations [could go together].”

Patrick Trevisanutto, managing partner of the Halfway Motors Group, feels that local sales of electric vehicles took a dip once the Progressive Conservatives took office in 2018 and ended an EV rebate program.

“We’ve already been selling electric cars for the past decade,” he said. “[That said] we’re still primarily full gas and internal combustion engine, electric vehicle sales fell off a cliff when the Ontario government stopped the rebate. They [have] picked up a little bit with the federal rebates in place. But at this point, there’s a lack of consumer confidence in electric vehicles unfortunately, and a lot of that comes down to the pricing point on them and the lack of rebates available through the provincial government.”

Ontario is one of four provinces that doesn’t have a provincial rebate to buy an electric vehicle. The province previously offered rebates of up to $14,000. – tbnewswatch.com

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…“It’s quite amazing how you can start the vehicle up [in the garage] while you’re in the house [staying warm],” added Shields. “Traveling in the wintertime is a bit of a challenge; we have snow tires of course, but the range [of travel] is reduced for all vehicles because the air is denser. The range [of the battery] is reduced to about 30 per cent, [which means] we don’t skip a charging station, which is fine for us because one needs to stop [to empty] bellies and bladders. While you’re taking care of that, the car is getting juiced up and ready to go for the next stop. So, it’s easily mitigated.”…

Now imagine hundreds of vehicles travelling on highways needing to stop for recharging.  Presently, refueling takes maybe 15 minutes tops.  EVs take much longer.  Much, much longer.  And if you have to wait to get access to a recharging station, that adds even more time to recharging.  We are looking at hours.  Many hours.  You might have to empty your bellies and bladders a few times  before you are done.  In fact, you might have to spend the night.

Also, the more vehicles charging at the same time, the longer it will take.  There is a limit to how much electricity these recharging stations have access to.  One vehicle versus 10 is a big difference in electrical draw required.

Nobody is addressing the costs of ownership.  The cost of purchase is high.  Cost of repairs can be astronomical.  I am sure insurance costs  will reflect that.

There is also the elephant in the room that is not mentioned in any of these articles.  EVs have a tendency to spontaneously burst into flames.  An EV fire is different to other fires in that it can’t be put out.  It burns at extremely high temperatures.  It emits highly toxic smoke.  It creates its own oxygen.  If parked inside a structure, that structure will burn to the ground. Sooo, home insurance might also reflect that.

Then there is the distinct possibility of a large Coronal Mass Ejection by the sun that will fry all electrical infrastructure.   We should be moving away from being dependent on electricity for our very survival.   Try and make our energy system immune to CMEs.

EVs depreciate at an accelerated rate over ICE vehicles.  Forty percent after only 5 years.

We are being led by members of a cult.  The Cult of Climate Change.   This will not end well.  I feel sorry for the young people of this planet.  They will be the ones that will be starving while freezing in the dark.  Do you really believe that politicians  care about you?  Nope.

Its all about money and right now your governments are funneling hundreds of billions of your tax dollars into the pockets of corporations.

Notice that private jets and cruise ships are not being phased out.  Yachts are not being phased out.  Interesting.

I also have to point out that the production required to produce all of the raw materials that EV batteries need.  How much carbon will those operations spew into the atmosphere?  Its not zero.  I am not hearing anyone asking THAT question.

There is also the US of A.  Its a very large car market. Canada builds cars that are sold in that country.  How would the fact that it is very unlikely that the US will ban ICE powered cars at any time let alone by 2035.  How does that affect Canada’s decision?

…The move to electric vehicles is happening, no matter who is in power in Toronto or Ottawa….

I would not bet on that.  Just wait until people get a taste of what life is going to be like as EVs displace ICE vehicles.  EVs might not be as popular as everyone thinks.  Its all about money and convenience.

I suggest that if you are thinking about buying a new car (ICE)  in the next couple of years, you best do it now. As the number of ICE vehicles allowed to be sold goes down, the price of those vehicles will go up.   They will never cost less than they do today.

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