The British Columbia Institute of Technology has launched its own EV maintenance training program. This week, a coalition of environmental and conservation groups recommended that the federal government provide funding for a national version.
And as Canada struggles to meet its medium- and long-term targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, the transportation sector must be part of the overall plan.
Buses. Yes, they’re better than cars because they move more people, but they are nonetheless a sizable source of emissions. The good news is there’s a solution, and it’s a big opportunity for Canada.
At the end of October, Canadian plug-in EV sales broke through the symbolic threshold of two per cent of new cars sold (2.2%), more than doubling the 0.9 per cent in 2017. This is ahead of their 1.9 per cent market share in the United States so far this year.
The Trudeau government committed to at least 30 per cent new EV sales by 2030, and promised a nationwide strategy for zero-emission vehicles this year, but has yet to produce one.
