Canada to announce all new cars must be zero emissions by 2035
Canada to announce all new cars must be zero emissions by 2035
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... and public transit investment? Or are we just trading our big problem for a slightly less big problem...
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This is going to be a sentiment that will anger a lot of people (and it should) but banning ICEs will, in the short term, price a lot of people out of being able to own a car, and that will drive a lot of demand for improved transit. It's definitely not the best way to do it, but I think it will have an indirect effect on transit.
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one can only hope
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I'm curious if instead of banning ICE vehicles we should just heavily tax new ICE vehicles and use that money to subsidize EVs. ICE vehicles do still have a use in the economy within commercial and industrial areas which can likely afford the increased taxes, but it would heavily encourage people to switch to EVs for their daily commuter vehicles.
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I'm excited to see how we upgrade everyone's houses to handle charging. I don't think my house can handle it without spending thousands to upgrade. Not to mention adding chargers to all apartments and condos.
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The apartments and condos are a problem for sure, but everyone can charge at a house. I went 3 months charging my EV using a standard level 1 charger on a normal house plug, and I have a fairly long commute of about 80km total. The level 2 charger just allows me to only charge a couple times a week, rather than it being something I do every time I get home (it takes about 15-20 seconds to plug in a charger)
You can also get smart splitters for your existing dryer circuit (as long as it isn't on the opposite side of house) that allows you to only run one at a time and therefore saves you needing to upgrade your overall electrical service.
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How many km do you drive a day?
A 120v outlet will do more than the average Canadian commutes daily.
It could still be an issue with winter charging for places that don't have a garage when it hits -10c or so.
For colder places with no garage, I think a nema 5-20 outlet would be enough to overcome that, and most houses will have the wiring for that already in place. You might just need to upgrade the breaker in the box which would be cheap. You'd need an electrician to be sure, but if the house already has the wiring and box supports a 20amp vs 15amp breaker it it'd be under $100 vs getting a 50amp service set up for L2 charging.
We really don't need L2 chargers at every home to make this work.
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I've owned a car for 3 years and I have 0 desire for a fast home charger (my garage already has a 240V plug, I just don't care enough to pay for the wall wart it needs). overnight in a standard outlet is more than enough to handle usual driving. I only need the range for road trips, in which I'm using public chargers anyways.
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Did the public transit investments stop? From what I've seen they have been throwing money at public transit projects, is there news that they are pulling back from that?
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I have heard that Ottawas OC Transpo has only secured federal funding for buses if all of the new buses are electric.
They already have four on the road and will be electrifying the whole fleet over the next few years.
The buses are one million dollars a pop.
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Right, because it is not the government maintaining roads, traffic lights, and snow clearing equipment...
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Just virtue signaling. It's not about the environment. It's about sending a message.
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That will be undone within seconds of the Cons taking power.
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Will they be affordable by then, or nah?
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Good for Canada.
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I would hope there would be no cars by then
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