Well, Canada’s electric vehicle policies are playing out exactly as I predicted. Which is to say, they’re a disaster.
Back in November, in the immediate aftermath of Donald Trump’s re-election, I wrote in these pages that, whatever else that election might mean for Canada, it would prove big trouble for the Justin Trudeau/Doug Ford EV scam.
“I got there, and I charged my vehicle for 1 hour and 53 minutes. I plugged it in using the Flow app” Kolisnyk said.
Two weeks later, he said he was shocked to find out he had been billed $5.99 a minute to charge his car plus taxes for a total cost of $681 dollars.
With the Trump administration back in the White House, America has an opportunity to restore commonsense energy and manufacturing policies after years of radical environmental overreach. One of the most glaring examples of this overreach is the electric vehicle (EV) push — a movement championed by progressive elites that, under the guise of sustainability, threatens to undermine national security, weaken domestic industry, and entangle our economy further with the Chinese Communist Party.
We are sitting at the end of the runway waiting for clearance to depart from the air traffic control tower. Permission granted, Adam Twidell pushes some buttons, and the propeller starts to spin.
Twidell is a former RAF pilot and today he is at the rather cramped controls of a Pipistrel Velis Electro, the world’s first type-certified electric aircraft.
The greatest threat to the Canadian auto industry, the roughly half-million jobs it supports, the $38-billion in exports it generates annually, and the billions in foreign direct investment it accounts for, is not U.S. President Donald Trump. His threat of automotive tariffs is expected to disappear when Canadian-U.S. trade negotiations conclude.
The existential threat to Canada’s auto industry is our electric-vehicle mandate that mimics California’s.
Ottawa to bring back EV incentives: Minister Joly
As Canadian OEMs who assemble vehicles in Canada continue to announce delayed investments, and scaled back production plans, Canada’s newly-named federal Minister of Industry Mélanie Joly has been meeting with their leaders to encourage them to protect Canadian jobs.
After meetings with General Motors officials in Oshawa yesterday, Joly held a press briefing and answered questions from reporters.
“I’m a very pragmatic person, and I’m not naive. So we need to continue to fight for these jobs,” said Joly. “The auto sector is under huge pressure because of the U.S. tariffs.”
Carney looking after his pals.
With no federal budget in sight there is no way of knowing which of the Liberal government’s grand economic platform strategies and major government interventions are still on Prime Minister Mark Carney’s must-do list. The only item on the official agenda at the moment is a July 1 reduction in the middle-class tax rate from 15 to 14 per cent, a move that will cost the government about $5 billion this year and raise the 2025-26 deficit closer to $50 billion.
California has long been one of the nation’s pre-eminent eco-warriors, enacting landmark environmental standards for cars and trucks that go much further than those mandated by the federal government. Vehicles across the country are cleaner, more efficient and electric in greater numbers because of it.
But that could all change if Donald Trump and his Republican allies manage to revoke the state’s ability to set its own, stricter emissions standards amid a White House crusade to combat climate-friendly policies.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) sets and updates its own federal standards for all states on smog and emissions from cars and trucks, which the Biden administration made even stricter last year, saying they will save American drivers thousands in fuel costs and maintenance over the life of a vehicle.
GM Is Pushing Hard to Tank California’s EV Mandate
General Motors went all in on electric cars. Now it is racing to reverse the nation’s most aggressive EV mandate.
“We need your help!” GM said in an email it sent this past week to thousands of its white-collar employees. “Emissions standards that are not aligned with market realities pose a serious threat to our business by undermining consumer choice and vehicle affordability.”
h/t DS
A new survey from AutoTrader shows electric vehicle sales have dropped for the third year in a row.
According to the data, interest in electric vehicles has continued to drop since 2022 and the ongoing threat of U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs has contributed to the downward trend. Consumers have raised concerns over reduced government incentives, the lack of electric vehicle infrastructure, and cost, the survey said.
WARNING! Farmers, Residents Sound Alarm over Risky Battery Project on Farmland
As renewable energy projects expand across Canada, concerns are rising over the hidden risks of battery energy storage systems (BESS).
A rural community in North Glengarry, Ontario, is resisting a… pic.twitter.com/Js5yn7g7dw
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My five-year-old son and I were walking the dog when we heard honking behind us on the sidewalk. It was a small car, about the width of the sidewalk, coming surprisingly fast. We were between a fence and the busy street so we couldn’t get off the sidewalk and out of its way. The driver kept honking and finally drove onto the street without looking, making a car slam on its brakes. After he passed us, he rolled down his window and said he had the right of way because he’s a senior in a mobility scooter.
E-bike batteries used by migrants working as fast food couriers risk starting fires at hotels hired out by the Home Office.
The Telegraph has established that the London Fire Brigade (LFB) has been called six times to a single hotel housing hundreds of male migrants since 2023.
One of those blazes was caused by a lithium battery bursting into flames while charging in an asylum seeker’s room. The battery pack was believed to have been used to power a migrant’s e-bike used to deliver fast food and groceries ordered through app companies, including Deliveroo and Just Eat.
Electric vehicle sales have dropped 44 percent since last year, even as the overall new vehicle market grows, according to Statistics Canada’s latest vehicle sales update.
In March 2024, 22,390 new zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs) were sold in Canada, including battery electric and plug-in hybrid models. This year, however, the sales for March dropped to 12,347 ZEVs,
StatCan determined through its monthly new motor vehicle sales survey.
Honda’s decision to delay its $15-billion Electric Vehicle project in Alliston, Ontario for two years is a reminder of the enormous financial stake federal and provincial governments have made in EVs, committing to larger taxpayer-funded incentives than the industry is investing in itself.
We must face an uncomfortable truth: Canada’s automotive and EV manufacturing strategy, touted as a generational opportunity to drive economic growth, jobs and environmental leadership, has failed quickly and dramatically.
The federal and Quebec governments made a bad $4.6-billion dollar bet on Northvolt, a Swedish EV battery manufacturer, which has entered bankruptcy less than two years since a $7-billion investment announcement. The $270-million invested by Quebec in Northvolt’s parent company in Sweden is now “lost,” confirmed the provincial government in March.
President Trump wants China’s automakers to build cars in the U.S., but modern vehicle technology makes that a national security risk.
President Donald Trump marked the first 100 days of his second term with a speech touting the accomplishments of his administration. Delivering the address from Michigan, the heart of the American auto industry, the president drew special attention to the challenge of foreign competition and its place in his trade agenda.
Implicitly invoking Ronald Reagan’s successful efforts to induce Japanese automakers to build cars in the U.S., Trump told the crowd at Macomb Community College that he wants foreign automakers to invest in U.S. production again. While the friendly audience mostly applauded this message, one line surely left them confused: Trump’s statement that not only Japanese but Chinese automakers should build cars here.
