Clean Energy Canada encourages the government to move swiftly in signaling any changes to the Electric Vehicle Availability Standard and ideally confirming that the policy will stay in place, even if revised. In this time of turbulence, Canadian industries and consumers need more certainty, not less. The policy’s review should focus on how it can best serve Canadians, not whether it should exist, and is an opportunity for government to re-tool this policy to better deliver affordable EVs to Canadians and communicate to Canadians how the policy will enhance the competitiveness of Canada’s auto industry.
This brief offers principles to guide the EVAS review, detailed policy recommendations for its re-design and an overview of how the EVAS fits into a broader EV affordability package we would like to see the federal government advance.
