Why are EV mandates and incentives falling by the wayside?
Lost amid all the recent news of governments backing away from once-sacrosanct demands that all cars be battery-electric is precisely why they are backing away. After all, the (still-reigning) Liberals are the very architects of Canada’s EV mandate and Quebec has long been the strongest proponent of a total ban of internal combustion in our federation, so why have both cancelled, paused and/or reduced their mandates and subsidies? More importantly, because both their decisions are so politically charged, what did they see amongst their constituents — that should be read “voters” — that told them it was time to ditch EV mandates and subsidies?
