A public affairs dialogue that digs deep into the most pressing issues of our times with veteran journalist and politician Carole Taylor.
Over the course of her career, Carole has covered the major issues of Canadian and global affairs. Always balanced, always fair, always insightful.
Each week Carole uncovers the story behind the headlines.
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A public affairs dialogue that digs deep into the most pressing issues of our times with veteran journalist and politician Carole Taylor.
Over the course of her career, Carole has covered the major issues of Canadian and global affairs. Always balanced, always fair, always insightful.
Each week Carole uncovers the story behind the headlines.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
On this edition of Journal, we look at the looming deadlines for mandatory electric car sales in both our province and in the country as a whole.
One headline reads, “Feds on track to eliminate gas cars by 2035” – but are they? That’s only ten years from now – no gas cars being sold?
Besides which, the first deadline is in 2026, only 3 months from now. The federal government says by that time, 20% of car sales must be EVs, while our province is more ambitious in saying it must be 26%. In just 3 months!
So how are these mandates possible? Or is this another of those ambitious promises like the Paris Accords on climate that get signed but never done?
Like most people, I applaud aspirational goals, but I am against writing laws and regulations that are nearly impossible to meet.
Up front, I have to say I have driven an electric car for ten years and I don’t feel biased either for or against EVs. But when it comes to forced mandates on how many electric or plug-in hybrids dealerships must sell, I have some questions.
First of all, 56% of British Columbians oppose forced EV mandates. So how are you going to make this happen?
Then, as Barry Penner, Chair of the Energy Futures Institute, says: It’s like putting the cart before the horse – requiring people to buy electric cars before the infrastructure is in place. We don’t have enough charging stations in the right places to make it work.
Another major consideration is cost. So why would governments stop the rebates when you are wanting more people to buy these cars?
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