The theory is that these requirements will guarantee a market for EVs and therefore encourage imports, construction of domestic manufacturing facilities and the phase-out of internal combustion engine vehicles. [...] And to nail down the outcome, the mandate flat-out prohibits the sale of gas-powered light vehicles in 2035 and beyond. [...] (We don’t have complete 2023 numbers, but a forecast using the actual sales in the first three quarters plus an estimate for the fourth puts battery EV sales at 9 percent of Canada-wide sales, 18 percent in B. [...] Instead of forcing adoption of battery-powered vehicles, a better policy would be to encourage manufacturers to increase the range of plug-in hybrids (particularly pickups) to say, 200 kilometres. [...] “Don’t let the perfect be the enemy of the good” is a rule-of-thumb most Canadians understand.
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