Poilievre promises to end EV sales mandates, keep battery plant subsidies

Can we really reduce carbon emissions by sending LNG to India?

Pierre Poilievre has made the claim several times during the campaign, so we looked into it in our latest fact check.

Poilievre Vows to Scrap Electric Vehicle Sales Mandate

A Tory government would get rid of the government’s sales mandate for electric vehicles (EVs), Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre announced on April 24. The Liberal government introduced new regulations in December 2023 that would require 20 percent of all new passenger vehicles sold in Canada to be zero-emission vehicles by 2026, including fully electric or plug-in hybrid models. The quota rises each year, to 60 percent by 2030, and 100 perce…

Poilievre vows to scrap Liberal electric vehicle mandate

Poilievre said at a Halifax car dealership that the government has no place in the garages of Canadians

Conservatives vow to end Liberal gas-powered vehicle ban

Starting next year, 20% of all new cars sold in Canada must be 100% electric — a figure that increases to 100% by 2035.

Conservatives pledge to kill Canada’s EV mandate; Liberals mum on issue

The regulations that require zero-emission vehicles to make up 20, 60 and 100 per cent of new-vehicle sales in Canada by 2026, 2030 and 2035, respectively, have been under fire from the auto industry for years.

Poilievre promises to end EV sales mandates, keep battery plant subsidies

Promising to axe what he’s dubbed the 'Car-ney tax,' Pierre Poilievre said Thursday a Conservative government would end Canada’s electric vehicle sales mandate.