Canada expects to announce this week that all new cars will have to be zero emissions by 2035, according to a high-level government source, as Ottawa is set to unveil new regulations in the latest example of countries around the world pushing for electrification.
The new rules, known as Electric Vehicle Availability Standardwill help guarantee the availability of supply in the Canadian market and shorten waiting times to obtain a electric vehicleThe source told Reuters, confirming previous media reports.
The Canadian provinces of British Columbia and Quebec already have the same sales objectives regulated.
The zero emission vehicles -including electric models battery, plug-in and hydrogen – should represent 20% of all new car sales in 2026, 60% in 2030 and 100% in 2035, the source said on condition of anonymity.
Environment Canada officials declined to comment. (Reporting by Costas Pitas and Allison Lampert; Edited in Spanish by Juana Casas).
Source: Gestion
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