Quebec bans the sale of new gas vehicles starting in 2035

Size doesn’t matter, as the ban will affect small cars, SUVs, vans and pick-ups for personal use.

And second print, which first reported the details of the plan, vehicles used for commercial and industrial purposes will be exempted.

The sale of second-hand gas vehicles will still be allowed beyond 2035.

Less than two percent of the cars and trucks on Quebec’s roads are electric or hybrid vehicles, but the government seems confident it can quickly reverse this trend with its ban and setting sales quotas for auto dealers to make sure they have stocks. sufficient electricity for motor vehicles.

For now, the government will keep its Roulez Vert program, a tax rebate for electric cars, but the popular $ 8,000 per purchase program could be reduced given its current annual cost – $ 260 million.

As part of the government plan, the installation of charging stations along the roads would also be accelerated.

Quebec wouldn’t be the only Canadian province to ban gas vehicles, as last year BC passed a law to ban the sale of gas vehicles by 2040.

Similar bans will go into effect in California in 2035 and Sweden in 2030.

It is in the hands of the car manufacturers, says the owner of the dealership

Dany Lemelin, who owns a Mitsubishi dealership in Boucherville on Montreal’s south coast, applauded the province’s goal but stressed the need for manufacturers to supply enough electric vehicles over the next 15 years to make it a reality.

“We all want to move to greener vehicles,” Lemelin said. “But on the other hand, there is also a question of feasibility and the car manufacturers have to build enough vehicles.”

He said California’s decision to ban gas-powered vehicles helps that, given the size of its auto market.

Lemelin also believes the province should preserve its subsidies for electric cars.

“Quebec accounts for 50 percent of all Canadian sales,” he said. “It’s not a coincidence, I think the discount helps a lot.”