Canada to announce all new cars must be zero emissions by 2035 (updated)

Hyundai

17/12/2023 22:18

(Adds U.S. targets, EV auto sales in the U.S. in the last three
paragraphs)
       Dec 17 (Reuters) - Canada expects to announce this week
that all new cars will have to be zero emissions by 2035, a
senior government source said, as Ottawa is set to unveil new
regulations in the latest example of countries around the world
pushing for electrification.
    The new rules, known as the Electric Vehicle Availability
Standard, would help ensure supply is available to the Canadian
market and shorten wait times to get an electric vehicle, the
source told Reuters, confirming earlier media reports.
    The Canadian provinces of British Columbia and Quebec
already have the same regulated sales targets.
    Zero-emission vehicles - which include battery electric,
plug-in and hydrogen models - must represent 20% of all new car
sales in 2026, 60% in 2030 and 100% in 2035, the source said on
condition of anonymity.
    Officials at Canada's environment ministry declined comment.
    Global EV sales now make up about 13% of all vehicle sales
and are likely to rise to between 40%-45% of the market by the
end of the decade, according to the Paris-based International
Energy Agency (IEA).
    In the United States, the Republican-led House of
Representatives voted earlier this month to bar the Biden
administration from moving forward with stringent vehicle
emissions regulations that would result in 67% of new vehicles
being electric by 2032. The vote drew a veto threat from the
White House.
    Market leader Tesla  TSLA.O  sold 325,291 vehicles in the
United States during the first half of 2023. General Motors’
 GM.N  Chevrolet brand was a distant second at 34,943, trailed
by Ford  F.N , Hyundai  011760.KS  and Rivian  RIVN.O .

 (Reporting by Costas Pitas and Allison Lampert; Editing by
Sandra Maler and Lisa Shumaker)
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