to determine their attitudes about electric cars. The results of the 2023 survey were released on June 29th, and they show that the percentage of Canadians who are interested in purchasing an electric car has dropped 13 points since last year’s survey., 66% of respondents said they are either “very unlikely” or “somewhat unlikely” to consider an EV for their next vehicle purchase. Only 34% said they would consider an EV, down from 47% in 2022.
“Against this backdrop, it is going to take significant investment and close collaboration between manufacturers and lawmakers to address issues of overall affordability, capability and infrastructure before Canada can reach its national and provincial EV sales targets,” Ney said. Advocates for electric vehicles say more people would buy them if they tried them out. More than half of all Canadians have never even sat in an EV, and research shows that drivers who rented, borrowed, or test-driven an EV are more likely to purchase one.
As smoke from the forest fires raging across Canada reaches Europe and the United States, we might hope some people in Canada will make the connection between burning fossil fuels and burning forests. It’s not that hard a concept to grasp. If we continue to do what we have always done, we will destroy the Earth’s ability to support human life. Period. Full stop. Yet people don’t want to hear that. Theythings to be the way they always were.