Lightburn: How government can help drive more electric vehicle use

With the federal budget around the corner, the wishlist for policies that support climate action is high. On that list is getting electric vehicles rolling.
Canada has made strong commitments: to reach 10 per cent zero-emission vehicle sales by 2025, 30 per cent by 2030 and 100 per cent by 2040. But there’s a long way to go. Just 2.5 per cent of total vehicle sales last year were for electrics. Canada has fewer EVs on the road than smaller countries such as Norway, Belgium and the Netherla