The federal government is tapping the brakes on its next electric vehicle target just as British Columbia is trying to showcase the future.

As thousands flood into the ‘Everything Electric Vancouver’ expo at the Vancouver Convention Centre, Canada’s prime minister delivered a dose of reality from Ottawa.

Mark Carney a nnounced he’s delaying the 2026 zero-emission vehicle mandate and launching a 60-day review, citing extreme strain on the auto sector under U.S. tariffs.

That policy shift lands as B.C. tries to assert itself as a national leader on electrification.

BC Hydro’s new president and CEO Charlotte Mitha announced the utility company’s first electric school bus, stating that the Crown corporation is the first in Canada to do so.

The expo’s electric vehicle demo rides, high-sp

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