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Automakers aren’t serious about the all-electric future

A strategy that just focuses on bigger incentives without also increasing taxes on polluting cars would cause Canada to significantly miss its ZEV sales targets, and would cost $54-billion.

Opinion
BY NATE WALLACE
May 10, 2023

Opinion | BY NATE WALLACE | May 10, 2023

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High prices, lack of charging infrastructure must be addressed to accommodate 100 per cent zero-emission vehicle sales by 2035, say auto industry reps

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Politics This Morning: Guilbeault locks in ZEV targets

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Requiring automakers to make electric vehicles will give us the budget models we need

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Industry rep calls on Ottawa to boost subsidies for EVs, as high prices put them out of reach for many consumers

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Automakers aren’t serious about the all-electric future

A strategy that just focuses on bigger incentives without also increasing taxes on polluting cars would cause Canada to significantly miss its ZEV sales targets, and would cost $54-billion.

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