Posted on 06/26/2017 7:00:02 AM PDT by Lorianne
Subsidizing the purchase of electric cars in Canada is an inefficient way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions that is not cost effective, according to a Montreal Economic Institute study released Thursday.
"It's just a waste," said Germain Belzile, one of the authors of the study, which examined electric vehicle subsidies offered by Canada's two biggest provinces Ontario and Quebec, which can rise to as much as a third of a vehicle's purchase price, depending on the model.
"Not only do these programs cost taxpayers a fortune, but they also have little effect on GHG emissions," he said.
The government of Quebec has set a goal of having one million electric and hybrid vehicles on its roads by 2030, up from 6,000 currently. Ontario has the same objective.
On this basis, said Belzile, carbon emissions would fall by about 3.6 percent in Quebec and 2.4 percent in Ontario.
The two provinces have said they aim to reduce CO2 emissions by about 37 percent by 2030, from 1990 levels.
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DUH.
Is that one bazillion Canadian or US?
It is beginning to appear that they realize they’ve milked this scam for all they are going to get out of it. There is a spate of articles lately questioning the Church of EV catechism. Is it time for them to move on to the next big hoax / scam?
I thought the bottom line is that regardless of location, CO2 releases from manufacture of batteries is greater than ‘carbon savings’ of electric vehicle.
ok...then sell the cars and issue “carbon credits”.
The owner can sell the carbon credits to some business who wont do anything about anything but needs to show they are doing something.
everybody gets rich and nobody does nothin, and the taxpayer isn’t hurt.
Wind farms are a huge scam and I think people are catching on to that one too. It was certainly good to hear President Trump voice his disapproval.
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