Canada Delaying Plan To Force Automakers To Hit EVs Sales Targets (www.cbc.ca)
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- News link: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/09/05/1957250/canada-delaying-plan-to-force-automakers-to-hit-evs-sales-targets
- Source link: https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/carney-ev-mandate-pause-1.7625992
> Prime Minister Mark Carney is [2]delaying a plan to force automakers to hit minimum sales levels for electric vehicles . The move is part of a series of measures the government announced Friday to help the sectors most affected by U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs. The EV mandate will be paused as the government conducts a 60-day review of the policy, and will be waived for 2026 models. Sources told CBC News that the review will look at the entire mandate and next steps.
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> "We have an auto sector which, because of the massive change in U.S. policy, is under extreme pressure. We recognize that," Carney said at a news conference in Mississauga, Ont. "They've got enough on their plate right now. So we're taking that off." The government is using the review as part of broader look at all the government's climate measures, he added. [...]
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> Brian Kingston, president of the Canadian Vehicle Manufacturers' Association, called it "an important first step." "The EV mandate imposes unsustainable costs on auto manufacturers, putting at risk Canadian jobs and investment in this critical sector of the economy," he said in a statement. "A full repeal of the regulation is the most effective way to provide immediate relief to the industry and keep it competitive."
[1] https://slashdot.org/~sinij
[2] https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/carney-ev-mandate-pause-1.7625992
No kidding (Score:2)
You can't have an EV mandate unless you have charging infrastructure in place first. The Chinese and the Norwegians got that part right.
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I’ve noticed lots of chargers in small towns and at restaurants in Ontario. Granted they’re level 2 but it’s still infrastructure. Also spotted a few Vinfast cars which surprised me.
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There are quite a few Vinfast cars going around, I wondered if people were importing them individually but then I spotted a Vinfast dealership off the highway (401 I think?) next to a Lotus dealership.
EV in Canada (Score:1)
EVs in Canada wouldn't seem to be a good fit given the winter temperatures of -40. Vancouver BC is warmer, but Edmonton certainly isn't.
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Lots of EVs where I live. They're fine in winter. Even in Edmonton those -40 temps are the exception rather than the norm. And even then, the car will still work perfectly fine at those temps, albeit with reduced range. Unlike ICE cars which may not even start and may need to be boosted.
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I've seen many different EVs in my area during winter, they are perfectly fine. This is a solved issue.
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Norway seems to have it figured out. 90% of new vehicles are EVs. [1]https://www.bbc.com/news/artic... [bbc.com]
When it hits -40 everyone is using electric engine block heaters anyhow.
[1] https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cg52543v6rmo.amp
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Norway has entered the chat
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> EVs in Canada wouldn't seem to be a good fit given the winter temperatures of -40. Vancouver BC is warmer, but Edmonton certainly isn't.
I'm in the Edmonton area, -40 happens, but it's pretty rare (especially with global warming).
And cold does hurt the range, but it's not insurmountable.
Never trust a politician with a 10 year plan (Score:1)
How is it that I'm to trust a 10 yer plan from any politician when so few can be expected to stay in office long enough to see this plan to the end? As an example I can recall Democrat politicians for POTUS proudly explaining their 10 year plan when the constitution prevents them from staying in office for 10 years. Why is it that so few called them out on this? I have my suspicions but I'd like to see others present their own theories.
Not only is a 10 year plan from any politician rarely anything seriou
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Because of this issue and generally that nothing is ever final and also that politicians just say whatever's convenient at the time, someecades ago someone mentioned to me that you shouldn't get caught up in specific politicians but in political parties instead.
And in the US since we only have two parties, really i think it's more about picking, supporting or building think tanks, PACs, and other organizations around the specific policies you care about so that they can always apply pressure (and money) in
Sad but probably good (Score:2)
With the current economic war being waged on Canada by the US, and the disruption to our auto sector which is a huge economic component in Canada, it's probably a good idea to back off for now.
Cars are expensive enough as it is, and we've built cities that basically require cars in order to work and live for 99% of the population. The environment's going to have to take a back seat.
You might say, "let China in", but while we'd get cheap EVs we'd also lose our auto sector overnight. They can build a factor
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> Did they get rid of Trudeau? Sounds like it.
Now we have Trudeau 2.0
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Everyone had to take down their Fuck Trudeau flags and buy some new Fuck Carney flags. What’s the problem with this guy now?
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What has changed?
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Same shit, different ass.
Re: Canada! (Score:2)
Actually Polivere is Trudeau 2.0. He's a useless guy who's never had a real job in his life. He's only been a politician. Carney saved the Liberals and Canada. He's a conservative leading the Liberals. Polivere would have destroyed Canada with his incompetence and ineptitude. Lol
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Well Trudeau is a trust fund baby and Carney is an investment banker. Neither have any clue about the normal day to day lives of ordinary middle class Canadians, all they want is more money and power. It's funny watching people here criticize the US for letting rich people run things. Poilievre may be a career politician, but I bet he buys his own groceries.
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Also Carney has three passports and hasn't lived in Canada for a decade. I'm not a fan of PP but at least he lives in the country he wants to be Prime Minister of.
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> Why won’t Poilievre get his security clearance ?
I have to take him at his word that he does not believe a blanket and permanent muzzle serves the people well. I'm actually inclined to agree given secrecy under the guise of "national security" or "parliamentary privilege" seems to be a frequent cover for various malfeasance. You know what they say about sunlight being the best disinfectant. Good on him not joining the "not allowed to ever tell anyone anything" club, because it's permanent. They can revoke your clearance, but you are still bound by its
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>> Why won’t Poilievre get his security clearance ?
> I have to take him at his word that he does not believe a blanket and permanent muzzle serves the people well. I'm actually inclined to agree given secrecy under the guise of "national security" or "parliamentary privilege" seems to be a frequent cover for various malfeasance. You know what they say about sunlight being the best disinfectant. Good on him not joining the "not allowed to ever tell anyone anything" club, because it's permanent. They can revoke your clearance, but you are still bound by its terms forever.
Nah, that's BS. As far as I can tell PP refused the clearance so he would have an excuse to demand it be public (so he could see the report) at best, and at worst not seeing gave him more latitude to scaremonger.
The guy literally went into an election campaign willingly blindfolded about foreign attempts to infiltrate his party. That's damn close to disqualifying in my book.
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> As far as I can tell PP refused the clearance so he would have an excuse to demand it be public
It should be public.
> The guy literally went into an election campaign willingly blindfolded about foreign attempts to infiltrate his party.
If you know about it I'm guessing he probably does too.
Carney is fiscally conservative (Score:2)
Less than 20% of Canadian voters will ever in their lifetime be net contributors to the government coffers. No party can openly run on a fiscally conservative platform because most of the population relies on the government entitlements. The Conservative party of Canada is conservative only in name. Most of their policy statements are so incoherent that I have no idea what they stand for. Carney has been very careful to keep his speeches on government spending and house price inflation as boring as poss
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Not really. So far at least Carney seems far more like a sensible centrist Liberal, not a radical left nutjob play acting at PM like Trudeau was. Whether or not you agree with his policies at least we once again have an adult running the country.
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I'll ask again what has changed? Besides things like this that Trump is making him do?