Who supports a ZEV mandate?

Several researchers, organizations and others have supported or urged governments to adopt a zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) mandate.

In Canada, over a dozen academics in British Columbia urged the B.C. government to adopt a ZEV mandate in an open letter. Two of the signatories, Marc Jaccard and Jonn Axsen have indicated that this policy would result in significant increase in the share of ZEV vehicles and decrease of greenhouse gas emissions in Canada. Canada's Ecofiscal Commission suggested that a ZEV mandate would be a more cost-effective measure than other measures to increase the share of electric vehicles in Canada.

"From a policy perspective, the ZEV mandate is a thing of beauty. It sends a clear, long-term signal to automakers and other stakeholders that the electric-mobility transition is under way. The policy has already had a transformative impact on electric vehicle sales in California since its birth there in 1990. It has incentivized innovation globally, in part because it has teeth: automakers choosing not to innovate must buy credits from the other companies, or pay fines. In turn, the more innovative companies are rewarded with the revenue from these credits."

-Jonn Axsen, Simon Fraser University

"...a balanced and flexible PZEV-ZEV standard in Canada that forced vehicle manufacturers and retailers to hit market share targets of 10 percent of new sales by 2020 and 70 percent of new sales by 2030 would reduce annual emissions from this sector by 40 percent."

-Marc Jaccard, Simon Fraser University

Send a letter to the Ministers of Transport, and Innovation, Science and Economic Development urging for a ZEV mandate

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Dear Ministers Garneau and Bains,
 
I commend and thank you for appointing an advisory group to recommend policies on zero-emission vehicles (ZEV) in Canada. Since transportation accounts for a quarter of all greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in Canada, developing evidence-based policies that could lead to a meaningfully greater share of ZEVs on Canada's roads would facilitate reduction in GHG emissions and could help us to meet our international commitments.
 
There are several policy tools that could be deployed to increase the number of ZEVs. These include providing incentives to potential buyers, helping build a electric vehicle charging network, and a ZEV mandate. 

Many provinces already provide incentives for buying ZEVs and funding to development of a network of charging stations. However, without a ZEV mandate these policies will have limited success. Research from Simon Fraser University suggests the current supply of electric vehicles will not lead to a market share that will lead to significant emissions reductions. 

A balanced and flexible ZEV mandate with a target of 10% and 70% of new vehicles sales by 2020 and 2030 would lead to a significant reduction of emissions from the transport sector. In addition, an Ecofiscal Commission report suggests that a ZEV mandate could be a cost-effective measure to achieve this reduction.
 
To this end, I urge the Federal government to develop and implement an evidence-based, balanced and flexible nationwide ZEV mandate with a goal of increasing ZEV sales to 10% and 70% by 2020 and 2030.
 
Thank you for your time and consideration,
 
Yours Sincerely,
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