Canada expects to announce this week that all new cars will have to be zero emissions by 2035, a senior government source said, as Ottawa is set to unveil new regulations in the latest example of countries around the world pushing for electrification.
  • @[email protected]
    10•11 months ago

    Zero-emission vehicles - which include battery electric, plug-in and hydrogen models - must represent 20 per cent of all new car sales in 2026, 60 per cent in 2030 and 100 per cent in 2035, the source said on condition of anonymity.

    So “plug-in” would be PHEVs I’m assuming?

      • @set_secret
        1•11 months ago

        phev should not be allowed. they’re not zero emission. Fuck Toyota for knowingly championing hybrid tech which extended petrol cars for decades.

        • @orangeboats
          2•11 months ago

          Disclaimer: I don’t think PHEVs are zero-emission. And I don’t know why Canada thinks they are. With that said, let’s carry on…

          Since hybrid cars have less fuel consumption and the range of those vehicles don’t suffer as much in colder climates, I do think it’s a nice transitional technology between ordinary ICEs and full battery EVs.

          Once we reach the point where charging stations especially fast charging stations are commonplace (it still isn’t the case here sadly) though, it can go straight to the dustbin of history.