… But the rapid rise in electric vehicle sales is about to bump into some very real limitations, say Jominy and other auto industry insiders.
Flavio Volpe, president of the APMA, points out that roughly a third of the Canadian population lives in multi-family buildings such as apartments or condo buildings, most of which don’t have dedicated charging stations. In downtown areas, even many single-family homes don’t have driveways, Volpe noted.
“You’re not going to be running a cable out to the street to charge your car,” said Volpe.
That kind of basic stumbling block makes Volpe wary of proposed regulations from the federal government which is aiming to have 20 per cent of all new vehicle sales be electric by 2026, and 100 per cent by 2035. The regulations also envision significant fines for auto companies for each non-electric vehicle sold below the target.
Why would Justin make policy on false infrastructure assumptions?
Because they can. You aren’t going to be driving anything.
That’s the goal.
Pretty strange when even the Star is pointing out the flaw in Junior’s Masterplan.
