Don’t unplug our electric future | Green Party of Ontario

Gas powered cars are going the way of the horse and buggy.

Take it from the auto industry itself, which is investing $255 billion into electric vehicles over the next 5 years.

And 16 countries - from China and India to France and the UK - have all made plans to phase out fossil fuel vehicles.

Yet the Premier is trying to unplug our electric future:

Cancelling EV rebates
Removing chargers from GO stations
Eliminating EV charging requirements from the Building Code

Ford’s anti-EV strategy is wasteful and does nothing but keep Ontario behind.

Tell the Minister of Economic Development to prepare Ontario for the EV future, not sabotage it.

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Dear Hon. Minister Fedeli,

Global automakers are spending $255 billion on R&D through 2023 as companies like Ford aim to make two thirds of their fleet electric. Research shows that by 2040, 90% of all cars on the road in Canada could be electric.

I am asking you to reverse your government’s decisions that hurt the uptake of electric vehicles, and to take real action to support emissions-free transportation.

The writing’s on the wall for the gasoline powered vehicle, with places like China, France, India, Japan, the UK, California, and British Columbia all making plans to phase them out.

Yet your government has made changes to prevent the growth in electric vehicles - from cancelling EV rebates to removing charging requirements in the Ontario Building Code.

Minister Fedeli, these anti-EV moves are irresponsible and put Ontario behind. We should be preparing for the EV future rather than sabotaging it.

Please reverse both of these decisions and consider taking the following steps to support the switch to electric vehicles:

- Redirect business support programs to stimulate EV manufacturing in Ontario;
- Raise the average fuel economy emissions standards;
- Eliminate the HST for zero-emissions vehicles;
- Install EV charging stations at all public facilities 
- Set a target date for the phase-out of internal combustion engines in Ontario

I look forward to your response.

Sincerely,

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