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Canada has a toothless EV mandate that is actively undermined by both its own domestic auto industry which on the whole is basically refusing to make them -- an
by cmrdporcupine 1y ago
Canada has a toothless EV mandate that is actively undermined by both its own domestic auto industry which on the whole is basically refusing to make them -- and when they do price them only as luxury vehicles.
But also by its political right, and at least one of its national newspapers which is continually running anti-EV FUD. Not the least because our second largest sector in the country (after manufacturing) is oil&gas, and the energy sector is the most powerful political-economic block in the country and the source of ideological power & influence in the western half of the country.
Similar tensions in the US.
There are active disinformation campaigns about EVs running constantly, and if you follow the money it always ends up back at the petroleum sector.
- petermcneeley 1y agoWhy dont Canadian consumers switch to EVs naturally? Probably because they are more expensive and lack the capacity of existing vehicles. Its not that hard it is simple economics.
- cmrdporcupine 1y agoThere is no longer any justification for EVs to be as expensive as they are is the problem. Prices for batteries have plummeted and they're the only expensive component of an electric car so why do we still only see EVs in the luxury vehicle price tier / category? The North American auto industry refuses to produce a low cost EV. Although the Bolt is coming back, so that's good I guess. Too bad it's made in the US so I won't touch it.