Canada expected to introduce 100% electric vehicle mandate

Canada will soon mandate 100% zero-emission vehicles by 2035.

Citing an unnamed senior government source, CBC News reports that the Canadian federal government will release final regulations that mandate all cars sold in the country will be zero-emissions, which means most will be electric vehicles.

The regulations will require automakers to produce the cars and will not govern what dealerships will be required to sell.

Manufacturers, according to CBC News, will earn credits based on the number of low- and no-emission vehicles they sell, and the credits will be used to determine if the automakers are in compliance with the law.

Automakers will also earn credits for building out EV charging infrastructure.

Canadian motorists purchased nearly 1.56 million new motor vehicles in 2022, approximately 66,000 of them electric, according to Statista.

More details on the law are expected by Tuesday.