Environment committee  I believe you're talking about the options of a zero-emission vehicle standard that require a growing portion of zero-emission vehicle sales year after year, or fuel efficiency standards. Both are very effective policies, and Canada could choose to pursue either or could choose

Environment committee  There is a myriad of policies being introduced, as well as investments in various countries in the EU. In part as a response to the coronavirus pandemic, we are seeing countries expand their purchase incentives, investing hundreds of millions of dollars in EV charging networks—

Environment committee  Countries. We're also seeing auto industrial policies and investments as well. Just today, I read that Germany is close to agreeing to a $2 billion package for its auto industry to help it build and prepare for cleaner vehicles and to train staff. France as well, as part of its

Environment committee  Was the question what can we do to ensure that dealerships have more electric vehicles in stock?

Environment committee  Of course, automakers tend to prioritize markets that have policies in place requiring the sale of cleaner vehicles and zero-emission vehicles, and so we know that automakers globally are pouring hundreds of billions of dollars into the development of EVs and rolling out new mode

Environment committee  Clean Energy Canada supports this. In terms of making sure that the iZEV program and the incentive money is best used and reaching a broad range of Canadians, opening up this incentive program to used vehicles is going to get at the majority of Canadians. That's what lower- and

Environment committee  I would just reiterate that the fact that they're moving forward with supply-side policies is very important. We're seeing automakers in Europe.... Honda just last week announced that it would sell only zero-emission vehicles in Europe by 2022. These are fast timelines, and autom

Environment committee  Thanks very much for the question. I would agree with the interpretation that a 1% increase in EV sales or market share per year isn't particularly good progress and certainly isn't getting us on track to meeting our zero-emission vehicle sales targets by 2025, let alone by 203

Environment committee  Yes, according to a study done by Transport Canada earlier this year, the majority of car dealerships across Canada—

Environment committee  Yes. A majority had not a single EV in stock to test drive or purchase.

Environment committee  Even a small carbon price will impact behaviour. In terms of a final number, it all depends on the goals we're seeking to achieve, as well as what other policies we're putting in place. I therefore can't—

Environment committee  I am familiar with them; however, I haven't done the modelling to compare, with all of the policies bundled together, what carbon price is needed and by when, and so—

Environment committee  —in order to reach our goals.

Environment committee  A carbon price, as well as the clean fuel standard, are both steps in the right direction in incentivizing lower carbon fuel alternatives, biofuels. What I'm hearing from my fellow witnesses here is that we need more solutions, more technology, more support for them in their emis

Environment committee  Yes, I was aware and I agree.