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Viewpoint – Electric Vehicle Sales Quotas: A Tax in Disguise
The Quebec government has set itself the ambitious task of reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to 37.5% below their 1990 levels by 2030. In order to reach this target, important policy efforts have been devoted to the transportation sector, which accounts for 43% of total emissions. At the forefront of such efforts are electric vehicle subsidies. But starting with their 2018 models, carmakers will now also be faced with electric and hybrid vehicle sales quotas. This is a tax in all but name, which will disproportionately increase prices of conventional vehicles.
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Quotas de voitures électriques : une taxe est une taxe
Electric vehicle subsidies.
IEDM – Les subventions aux véhicules électriques – Germain Belzile
June 26, 2017 | 39 min. 43 sec. | Isabelle (98,5FM) Interview (in French) with Germain Belzile, Senior Associate Researcher at the […]
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Electric-vehicle subsidies
Programs aiming to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by subsidizing electric cars.
MEI – Electric Vehicle Subsidies – Germain Belzile
Interview with Germain Belzile, Senior Associate Researcher at the MEI, on the subject of Electric Vehicle Subsidies. Broadcast on June 22, 2017, on CBC’s On the Money.
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Are Electric Vehicle Subsidies Efficient?
Ontario and Quebec have set ambitious targets aimed at reducing greenhouse gases (GHGs), respectively 37% and 37.5% by 2030 compared to 1990 levels. The transportation sector is crucial for achieving these ambitious targets, since it represents over a third of the emissions of each province. These have therefore decided to implement, among other things, subsidies to electric vehicles. But is this injection of public funds the best use of our money?
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Le gaspillage des subventions aux voitures électriques
Programs aiming to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by subsidizing electric cars.
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Greenpeace c. Résolu : un sapin pour Margaret Atwood et Yann Martel
Artists and thinkers are mobilizing to defend the environment.
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How Government Can Often Make The Environment Worse
Reducing needless risks surrounding innovation in environmental matters should lead to more innovation.
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Al Gore’s Predictions Of Doom Scramble His Message
Al Gore's predictions of impending disaster.