An EV charging station stands empty in Windsor, Ont. EV sales have plummeted from about 14 per cent last year to a low of 7.7 per cent. Photo by DAN JANISSE/Postmedia

The federal government is facing pressure from all sides to fix its policy that imposes a minimum electric vehicle (EV) sales requirement on automakers.

The Canadian Vehicle Manufacturers’ Association (CVMA), a lobby group for three United States automakers with operations in Canada, launched a campaign and petition on Monday calling for the government to scrap the policy outright.

But on Tuesday, 40 EV industry executives signed an open letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney asking him to “stay the course,” but make “reasonable adjustments” to EV sales requirements.

The policy requires that at least 20 per cent o

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