PM Justin Trudeau talks electric vehicles, nuclear energy during stop in Victoria

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Trudeau said his government will extend a program that offers EV buyers up to $5,000 to help with purchases and it will help fund additional charging stations

Trudeau said electric vehicles fight pollution, but often are too expensive for many Canadians.

The federal government will extend a current program that offers electric vehicle buyers up to $5,000 to help with purchases and it will introduce mandatory sales targets that require 20 per cent of all vehicles sold by 2026 to be electric, he said.Article content In order to charge those vehicles, Trudeau said Canada must embark on more electrification programs, including the possibility of increased nuclear power.Article content

A spokeswoman for a Canadian clean energy think-tank said five per cent of Canada’s vehicle sales are already electric models, with B.C. at 13 per cent.

 

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