Carney government to replace EV sales targets with rebates, incentives and new fuel efficiency standards

APMA
Feb 9
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Tonda MacCharles, Toronto Star

Feb 4, 2026

The Carney Liberals will release a new automotive strategy Thursday that drops electric vehicle (EV) sales mandates and moves to new fuel efficiency standards, government and industry sources confirmed to the Star. APMA President Flavio Volpe said, “I’m happy that it appears we’ll move into a much more realistic formula without relenting on the path of modernization that, includes electrification, but might include mass deployments of hydrogen or hybridization.”

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