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The problem is that the EV policy had little consideration of how EVs work in cold climates. They created a policy that was based on science fiction on some mythical technology to appear by 2030. The periodic table is not going to change, batteries are not going to get significantly better in the next decade, because they aren't better in labs right now. You can't even charge in typical temperatures in Northern Canada. Canadian government has a long history of avoiding qualified STEM input. Trudeau was just another CEO hanging off every word from Elon Musk.
Hybrids can cut fuel use by 60% with 1997 technology, housing codes should have had solar panels and heat pumps a decade ago. Electric or hybrid trains should be moving cargo across Southern Ontario, like we did 75 years ago, not oil burning trucks.
Where electrification makes sense is being done to save money. If we have cheap, clean electricity, burning things will be bad business.
So my lived experience here is battery charging is 100% fine in most of Canada's cities, which are, as we know, clustered near the border, as south as we can get. I've seen EVs in the Yukon too though, and no one seemed to be complaining about them to me there when I asked.
I also think you're not at all informed on the state of the art with regards to battery tech, there's tons of research going into it, and several very promising technologies on the horizon.
No offense but you remind me of the pundits confidently declaring that the future of physics is to be found in decimal places a scant few years before the discovery of X-Rays.
Bro Canada isn't the coldest country and there's plenty of countries colder than us with absolutely no issues with EVs fuck off with that bullshit line.
They say the same thing about heat pumps but we should be investing in rail not roads.
EVs have good enough range for Canadians, this is bullshit excuses