New data from Statistics Canada reveals that battery electric vehicles (BEVs) account for only 1.3% of the 25.7 million road vehicles in the country, casting doubt on the federal government’s ambitious mandate to eliminate new gasoline and diesel vehicle sales by 2035.
Blacklock’s Reporter says the Vehicle Registrations 2023 report, released Monday, shows that gasoline-powered light-duty vehicles still dominate the roads, representing 93% of the national fleet.
