Increasing supply of EVs should accelerate move towards electric cars — via drivingdotca InfoForDrivers ElectricVehicles
Cara Clairman, CEO of Plug’N Drive, gives the keynote address at WEtech Alliance’s Mobility Day at the Automobility and Innovation Centre, on Thursday, March 23, 2023.About one of every 11 new vehicles registered in 2022 in Canada was an EV.
“Now that we’re at 300 to 500 kilometres per charge, people are less worried about range,” Clairman said. “They also see more chargers around. That gives them more comfort.Article contentClairman said Canada is also making progress on charging infrastructure. The number of stations is now over 20,000 across the nation.
Clairman feels with the number of available EV models in Canada set to almost double to over 100 in the next year, the economies of scale and technological advances automakers are making will help close the price gap.Article content Clairman said there’s a business case for encouraging people to switch to EVs that goes beyond just eliminating the largest source of greenhouse gas emissions in the country.
“However, just as important as incentives is education,” Clairman said. “We can do a lot better there.
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