How far will the government go to steer drivers toward fuel-efficient vehicles?
The exhaust pipes of a VW Diesel car are photographed in Frankfurt, Germany, Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2017. TORONTO -- The federal government has started to give away money to encourage people to buy electric cars, but before long it will have to decide how far it will go to force the market towards lower-emission vehicles.
Canada has matched U.S. standards since 2011, and will have to decide whether to match new U.S. requirements expected to be announced in late spring or early summer, or to align itself with California and other states that have vowed to maintain the current standards. The trend towards SUVs, crossovers and pickups that make up the light truck category has helped make Canada's 2017 vehicle fleet the most fuel hungry per kilometre in the world, according to the International Energy Agency.
The shift to bigger vehicles has, however, made it harder for auto companies to meet the increasing standards, which are based on the average of everything they sell.
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