As to infrastructure, I completely disagree with what was said earlier about charging infrastructure across Canada.
Quebec currently has 45% of the vehicles that need charging in Canada, by which I mean hybrid, rechargeable or 100% electric vehicles. There are 8,000 to 9,000 public charging stations, and all of them are public. It's worth noting that 80% to 90% of charging is done at home and doesn't require the use of public charging stations. Consequently, the requirement for four million public charging stations mentioned by Global Automakers of Canada and the Canadian Vehicle Manufacturers Association does not hold up.
In June 2022, there were approximately 150,000 electric vehicles in Quebec, and the government wanted this to increase to 1.6 million in 2030. If you multiply that by approximately 10, we're talking about 80,000 charging stations for Quebec. If you do the math for the entire Canadian market, then we're talking about 200,000 to 250,000 charging stations, all public of course, a figure that matches what Natural Resources Canada published barely a few weeks ago. According to the department, there will be a need for 50,000 public charging Stations in Canada in 2025 and approximately 200,000 in 2030. These figures are based on facts. Quebec and British Columbia are the two Canadian provinces where charging infrastructure is most robust and it's possible to travel anywhere in these provinces in electric vehicles.