THE LATEST | CANADACBC: …Carney is taking his own approach by introducing stronger greenhouse gas emission standards for vehicle models 2027-32 to encourage automakers to produce more zero-emission vehicles.
“Canada will set a new, more ambitious sovereign path to reduce automobile emissions,” Carney said at a news conference at an auto parts manufacturer in the Greater Toronto Area.
“We’re tightening by twofold our GHG emissions standards and we’re giving the industry the flexibility how they achieve that, whether through plug-in hybrids, EVs, more efficient ICE [internal-combustion engine] vehicles.”
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Carney announced the Liberal government is also launching a new $2.3-billion program to offer consumers and businesses purchase or lease incentives of up to $5,000 for EVs and up to $2,500 for plug-in hybrids…