Dear Editor:
I recently saw a video about fact checking Canada’s Conservative leader on electric vehicle (EV) mandates.
I totally agree that all politicians, including our prime minister, carefully choose words and leave out details. But all major North American car companies have asked Canada to drop EV mandates. The Canadian Vehicle Manufacturers’ Association has also asked Canada to drop the EV mandate. That includes the Japanese car manufactured here.
That should be clear enough. In the U.S. car companies have severely cut back EV production.
One of the major problems faced by the EV industry is there is a portion of younger people who want EVs and cannot afford them or even a new gas powered vehicle.
The people of older generations who can afford EVs don’t want them. The market is dictating a pretty simple solution.
Politicians and special interest groups should stay out of this and stop trying to dictate outcomes.
Doak McCraney,
Guelph