Great Britain and France intend to bar outright the sale of any gas powered vehicles by 2040. But that timeline may be an impossible goal for Canada to meet.
Provincial subsidies to encourage the use of electric vehicles are the most expensive, least effective way to help cut greenhouse gas emissions, the Montreal Economic Institute says in a new report.
With President Donald Trump pulling the U.S. out of the Paris climate accord, China and California signed an agreement on Tues. June 6, 2017, to work together on reducing emissions.
Transport Minister Marc Garneau said in an interview that the government wants to improve conditions for deployment of zero emissions vehicles, but it didn't want to set a target.
Was Musk for real? Was his next venture going to involve digging tunnels? Probably not, but it provided a little light relief from the ugly stuff that was going on in the real world.
Federal officials told Transport Minister Marc Garneau in a report that cash rebates and tax incentives are the best way to convince Canadians to buy electric cars.
Automakers are hoping to overcome the biggest roadblock to electric vehicles sales — range anxiety among consumers — with a little help from government.