Canada must up incentives, charging capacity to meet EV goals: industry groups
Canadian governments must up incentives and increase the amount of charging infrastructure in the country to meet Ottawa’sThe federal government has pledged to mandate at least 20 per cent of new passenger vehicles sold in Canada be zero-emission vehicles by 2026. That will increase to at least 60 per cent by 2030, and to 100 per cent by 2035.
Ontario, which used to offer a rebate until Premier Doug Ford canned it in 2018, provides up to $1,000 incentive towards the purchase of a used EV and up to $1,000 for scrapping an old gas car. Kingston suggests provinces put in place their own rebate programs, or if they’re opposed to that, offer a tax credit like the U.S. does with its“At some point there will be a price parity; given the current environment, that price parity point has been kicked down the road a little bit further just because of the inflationary impact on vehicle prices right now.”EV charging stations are becoming more commonplace in Canadian public spaces, but there’s still much work to do, said Kingston.
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