If you look at the way things are unfolding around the world, the main markets for electric vehicle sales are regulated markets.
Canada is unregulated, and in the third quarter of 2021, the percentage of sales of fully electric or plug-in hybrid vehicles was 5.4%.
Let's look at the sales of electric vehicles in November or December in Europe and China. In China, the percentage was about 20%, in Germany it was over 30% and in Norway, it was 90%.
A federal zero-emission vehicle law will certainly accelerate the sale of electric vehicles. For now, manufacturers are prioritizing electric vehicles in markets that are better regulated and that give incentives for infrastructure installation or electric vehicle production, that offer purchase rebates, or that run awareness campaigns.
Ms. Lapointe asked if it was possible to travel by electric vehicle in certain regions of Canada. Last week, I left the countryside in Quebec and drove to Toronto in an electric vehicle with four people on board. Everything went well. The temperature was 20 degrees Celsius below zero. People often think that an electric vehicle in a country like Canada can be problematic. It's not really a problem.
In fact, Norway leads the world in the purchase of electric vehicles, yet it is not a tropical country. There are opportunities to develop the electrification of transportation in all regions of Canada. In the northern regions where electricity generation is off grid, it is more complicated. We are working on energy storage with people like Dr. Karim Zaghib.
I can tell you that it is quite possible to travel by electric vehicle anywhere in Canada, whether it is a light or heavy vehicle. It's getting better and better.