December 2023
So, now that the Trudeau Government has officially decreed that they will be going forward with the elimination of sales of gas-powered vehicles, I’m publicly challenging the major auto manufacturers to decide whether they’re going to follow this order, or sell products that the buying public actually want to buy. Bottom line, no business is going to sell a product or service if they can’t make a profit from it. There’s a reason why video tape machines, Beta and VHS, aren’t manufactured anymore. In a case like this, the government, any government, needs to stay out of the way of private business.
Governments have the ability to make laws and establish policies, but they also have the obligation to govern by consent, and given the fact that E/V sales are still a very low percentage of overall motor vehicle sales, I’d say that the general public aren’t buying into the E/V “revolution,” literally and figuratively. Look, if you want an E/V, then buy one. For some people, an E/V would make perfect sense, but for the majority of the driving public, they prefer to keep their gas-powered vehicles. It’s called freedom of choice; the freedom to decide which mode of transportation makes sense for you, economically and practically. Forcing people to buy E/Vs by prohibiting the sales of gas-powered vehicles is not giving people a realistic choice.
The following statement from Environment Minister Stephen Guilbeault shows just how ideological and out of touch with reality the Liberal government really is: “Getting more electric vehicles on the road is another example of how we are taking climate action while helping make life more affordable.” E/Vs aren’t more affordable, even when bribing us with our own tax money in rebates and even without factoring in the cost of installing a home-charging station. Given how carbon-intensive the manufacturing of the battery is, the toxic elements involved in producing them and the “greenness” of the energy source used to charge them, are E/Vs really more environmentally friendly than gas-powered vehicles, or are we just trading one environmental concern for another?
Maybe someday, E/Vs will be a better option, but we’re not there yet. I see that Trudeau has now given Pierre Poilievre another plank in his election platform: cancelling the ban on gas-powered vehicles and giving the choice back to the consumers and manufacturers, just like it should be.
Sources: LILLEY: Liberal plan on electric vehicles needs jolt of reality | Toronto Sun.
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So, now that the Trudeau Government has officially decreed that they will be going forward with the elimination of sales of gas-powered vehicles, I’m publicly challenging the major auto manufacturers to decide whether they’re going to follow this order, or sell products that the buying public actually want to buy. Bottom line, no business is going to sell a product or service if they can’t make a profit from it. There’s a reason why video tape machines, Beta and VHS, aren’t manufactured anymore. In a case like this, the government, any government, needs to stay out of the way of private business.
Governments have the ability to make laws and establish policies, but they also have the obligation to govern by consent, and given the fact that E/V sales are still a very low percentage of overall motor vehicle sales, I’d say that the general public aren’t buying into the E/V “revolution,” literally and figuratively. Look, if you want an E/V, then buy one. For some people, an E/V would make perfect sense, but for the majority of the driving public, they prefer to keep their gas-powered vehicles. It’s called freedom of choice; the freedom to decide which mode of transportation makes sense for you, economically and practically. Forcing people to buy E/Vs by prohibiting the sales of gas-powered vehicles is not giving people a realistic choice.
Maybe someday, E/Vs will be a better option, but we’re not there yet. Despite what Environment Minister Stephen Guilbeault claims, E/Vs aren’t more affordable and their “greenness” is debatable.
