Yes, this is an important avenue. However, we also need to be careful. We must not upset customers who own gas-powered cars, especially middle-class families.
In addition to taxation, there should be a hybrid strategy that includes incentives, where both levels of government, federal and provincial, inject money to help average families buy these vehicles. We need to educate people. Young people today are very familiar with electric cars. However, if we start forcing middle-class people to change no matter what, they'll resist.
Slowly, with gradual changes, people will buy into the idea. The fact that both levels of government are establishing the stimulus programs we've seen recently is important.