Electric vehicles alone are not a panacea

Electrifying Canada's fleet must be pursued alongside support for other, less carbon-intensive forms of transportation like busses, bikes, and trains.

Public Services and Procurement Minister Anita Anand, pictured Oct. 8, 2020, at the Ford Connectivity and Innovation Centre in Kanata, Ont., where she and the prime minister announced the retooling of the Oakville Ford assembly plant to produce electric vehicles. The federal and Ontario provincial government each announced contributions of $295-million to the project. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY ALEXANDRE MILOVANOFF, I. DANIEL POSEN, HEATHER L. MACLEAN

November 16, 2020

Electric vehicles (EVs) are finding their way onto our roads. But are they coming fast enough to help us reach our climate goals? And do they free us from the need to fundamentally rethink our transportation systems? Unfortunately, the answers are likely “no."

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