CANADA AUTO SECTOR SAYS FED GOVERNMENT MUST PAY TO ACHIEVE EV MANDATES
March 24th, 2022
The Canadian auto sector wants its federal government to make major financial commitments to increase consumer subsidies for buying electric vehicles (EV) and build recharging systems, following an impostion of EV purchasing mandates.
Canada’s Liberal government (now formally backed by the social-democratic New Democratic Party - NDP) released policy on Tuesday (March 29) towards making the country a net-zero emissions jurisdiction by 2050.
That includes introducing a sales mandate to ensure at least 20% of new light-duty vehicle sales (including SUVs and ...
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