B.C.'s EV mandates are 'tough targets' as sales slow down

Uncertainty follows recent changes to the federal climate policy as the B.C. government continues to double down on provincial carbon-emission targets. Article content

A lack of electric vehicles, inadequate infrastructure and the colder Northern climate will leave hundreds of light- and heavy-duty vehicles used by governments burning fossil fuels past current target dates. Article content Article content

Last month, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced Ottawa would pause its 2026 electric-vehicle sales mandate for at least a year, adding his government is focused on “results, not objectives.”

The scrapping of the consumer carbon tax in March and the announcement on the EV mandate are a major policy shift from the Trudeau government’s 2021 law that set transparency and accountabilit