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Canada to announce all new cars must be zero emissions by 2035 (www.ctvnews.ca)
submitted 2 years ago by [M, B] to c/technology@lemmy.world
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Canada to announce all new cars must be zero emissions by 2035::Canada expects to announce this week that all new cars will have to be zero emissions by 2035, a senior government source said, as Ottawa is set to unveil new regulations in the latest example of countries around the world pushing for electrification.

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[–] 22 points 2 years ago (1 child)

We're talking about 11 years in the future, and there's a ramp up included in the legislation. That's a long time, 11 years ago Tesla started selling the Model S, basically kicking off the current EV industry.

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  • [+] -9 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Eleven years is no time at all.

    EV simply will not be ready by then.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

    I'd say they are mostly ready now except for a few very specific use cases.

    Yes, batteries charging times should be shorter and have a longer range, but they are already acceptable for daily usage.

    What we need is to wait while old vehicles are being phased out so people replace them with electric cars. Most people aren't going to replace their perfectly working gasoline car with an electric just because it's greener.

    Once there are more readily available cheap models and second hand ones, it'll probably be a smooth transition. I think it's reasonable to stop selling consumer gasoline cars in a decade.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago

    350 mile range and a lot more charging infrastructure are what's needed. The range is practically there already. This is fully achievable if we don't sit on our ass. Forcing us not to sit on our ass is the point of setting goals 11 years out.

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