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.
  • AEMarling@slrpnk.net
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    11 months ago

    Cars are a dead-end technology that leave too many people dead by collisions and even more from unsustainable infrastructure.

  • cmysmiaczxotoy@lemm.ee
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    11 months ago

    The cold weather there is terrible for Lithium batteries. This plan will never hold with current EV tech

    • silence7@slrpnk.netOPM
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      11 months ago

      The cold weather there was terrible for gas engines too. It’s definitely viable with what we have.

      • cmysmiaczxotoy@lemm.ee
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        11 months ago

        This is great news to me. I have been thinking that they were doomed in cold weather. Maybe they are well insulated?

  • tunetardis@lemmy.ca
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    11 months ago

    Zero-emission vehicles - which include battery electric, plug-in and hydrogen models - must represent 20 per cent of all new car sales in 2026, 60 per cent in 2030 and 100 per cent in 2035, the source said on condition of anonymity.

    So “plug-in” would be PHEVs I’m assuming?

  • eksb@programming.devEnglish
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    11 months ago

    Actual good plan:

    1. Announce that the 401 will be permanently closed on Dec 31, 2024.
    2. Do NOT add more lanes to the 403 or the 407.
    3. Start construction of both a high speed, limited stop, rail line and a moderate speed, frequent stop rail line, where the 401 used to be on Jan 2, 2025.