Electric mobility: a more inclusive approach is needed for lower income households

Purchasing electric vehicles is still unattainable to many Canadians, or even viewed as a luxury product.

For more equity and efficiency, ZEV incentives should be tied to income to ensure they help those most in need of them, writes Clara Kayser-Bril, a sustainable energy consultant, and Johanne Whitmore, Senior Researcher with the HEC Montréal Chair in Energy Sector Management.Photograph courtesy of Pexels

Opinion

BY CLARA KAYSER-BRIL AND JOHANNE WHITMORE

March 6, 2023

Provincial and federal governments’ zero-emission vehicle incentives play a key role in reaching Canada’s targets of 20 p...

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