Opinion: Provinces lack power grids to meet Ottawa's EV mandate
The coming influx of electric vehicles, without sufficient increases in generation capacity, is bound to exacerbate grid reliability issues.
As part of its plan to decarbonize the transportation sector, the Trudeau government has mandated that 60 per cent of all new cars and passenger trucks sold in Canada be “zero-emission” by 2030, with the goal of reaching 100 per cent by 2035. However, according to recent evidence, to fulfill Ottawa's electric vehicle (EV) targets the provinces must substantially increase their electricity power generation within a tight timeline, raising doubts about the feasibility of this mandate. Read More