La Belle Province is toughening its ZEV sales mandate. That’s frustrating to some automakers. See what industry insiders say about it:
“Automakers don’t disagree with the ultimate goal, which is to reduce emissions,” said David Adams, president of the Global Automakers of Canada , which represents the interests of imported brands in Canada. “What’s problematic here is the approach. With these revised targets, some manufacturers who have the lowest new vehicle average emissions will be [penalized] because they are not putting enough EVs on the market.
Since the province’s ZEV mandate took effect in 2018, auto manufacturers have been required to accumulate credits by supplying zero-emission vehicles to the Quebec market. This credit target is calculated according to a percentage of the total number of vehicles that each automaker sells in Quebec.The province is also boosting penalties. Automakers failing to meet the new phased-in targets will face penalties of $20,000 per vehicle compared with the current $5,000 fine, said Adams.
“The more restrictive the regulations, the more ZEVs we will have on our roads. The government isn’t changing the means … it is revising the targets.” Automakers, which continue to deal with global supply chain problems and facing limited inventory, “could reduce the [overall] number of vehicles they send to Quebec … and consequently raising vehicle prices,” said Adams.
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