Let’s not forget the ‘downstream’ impacts of electric vehicles

Government policies can create the conditions for robust infrastructure and industry for EV battery recycling and repurposing.

Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault announced Canada's Electric Vehicle Availability Standard on Dec. 19, 2023, with a national target of 100 per cent zero-emission vehicle sales by 2035.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY JAMES CHAN AND MELISSA O’ROURKE

February 26, 2024

In the pursuit of net-zero emissions by 2050, or what it describes as “clean air and good jobs,” the Government of Canada has committed more than $30-billion towards a nationwide transition to electric vehicles (EVs). This includes $2.3-billion in subsidies for consume...

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