Ninety per cent of light-duty vehicle sales will need to be electric by 2030, even in the North, where colder temperatures reduce their efficiency
He’s climate-change conscious, going out of his way to assist like-minded guests and riding a commendable trend.It’s powered by a diesel generator, which undercuts the premise somewhat. The lodge is off the grid, so the entire operation runs on generators.
But there’s significant unfairness in one of B.C.’s own climate-change measures — the zero-emission-vehicle law — for an opposite reason. The ZEV law applies evenly to everyone. But there isn’t much recognition of a crucial point — winter temperatures reduce electric vehicles’ efficiency in the north and east.
The definition of “light duty” is changed to capture three-quarter-ton pickups, which are common in the North. Car makers are effectively fined thousands of dollars for every gas-powered vehicle that is over the percentage of the total sales limit. CEO Jean Marc Leclerc said that money could be better spent on research and development and bolstering manufacturing to meet demand.
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