Canada declarea that starting in 2035, all newly manufactured automobiles must be zero-emission vehicles.

Canada is anticipated to reveal, later this week, a mandate that mandates all new cars to be zero-emission vehicles by 2035, according to a high-ranking government official. Ottawa is poised to introduce fresh regulations, aligning with a global trend of countries advocating for electrification.

The forthcoming regulations, titled the Electric Vehicle Availability Standard, are designed to guarantee an adequate supply of electric vehicles to the Canadian market and reduce the waiting period for acquiring such vehicles, the source confirmed to Reuters, corroborating earlier media accounts.

It’s noteworthy that the Canadian provinces of British Columbia and Quebec have already implemented similar sales targets as part of their regulations.

Vehicles with zero emissions, encompassing battery electric, plug-in, and hydrogen models, are mandated to constitute 20 percent of new car sales in 2026, escalating to 60 percent in 2030 and reaching 100 percent by 2035, as disclosed by an anonymous source.

Officials from Canada’s environment ministry refrained from providing comments on the matter.

Presently, global electric vehicle (EV) sales constitute approximately 13 percent of total vehicle sales and are projected to increase to a range of 40-45 percent by the close of this decade, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA) based in Paris.

Earlier this month, the Republican-led House of Representatives in the United States voted to prevent the Biden administration from implementing strict vehicle emissions regulations, which aimed at achieving 67% electric vehicles by 2032. The White House responded with a veto threat.

Tesla, the market leader, achieved sales of 325,291 vehicles in the United States during the first half of 2023. In a distant second place was General Motors’ Chevrolet brand with 34,943 sales, followed by Ford, Hyundai, and Rivian.