Whereas the BC Zero-Emission Vehicle Act 2025 target for light-duty vehicle sales is 10 percent and actual sales reached 9 percent in 2019, yet there is still significant unmet demand for zeroemission vehicles across BC, and the purpose of the Zero-Emission Vehicle Act is to require industry to make zero-emission vehicles more affordable and available to British Columbians; And whereas the Township of Langley, Metro Vancouver and many of its member municipalities have committed to achieving carbon neutral communities by 2050, requiring drastic reductions in greenhouse gas emissions from passenger vehicles starting today: Therefore be it resolved that UBCM ask the Province of BC to amend the Zero-Emission Vehicle Act interim sales targets above the currently stated 10 percent in 2025 and 30 percent in 2030, to targets that accelerate the availability of zero-emission vehicles in BC beyond the current rate of adoption.
Ministry of Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation The Zero-Emission Vehicles Act ZEV Act fulfills a commitment under CleanBC to ensure all new light-duty vehicle sales will be 100 EVs by the year 2040. The ZEV Act is one part of the market transformation approach Government is taking toward ensuring that all new light-duty cars and trucks sold in BC will run on clean electricity from batteries or hydrogen fuel cells in just under 20 years from now, and will improve the availability and affordability of EVs for British Columbians by ensuring automakers increase the number and type of EVs that they sell in BC. Some local governments, EV owner associations and environmental non-governmental organizations have expressed that they want to see higher targets than the current ones. We have committed to holding technical review of the ZEV regulation at regular intervals to review market trends, receive input from stakeholders and allow for any necessary adjustments. A ZEV advisory council will be established to provide input into the ministrys EV programming and policies including the ZEV regulation. The advisory council will be comprised of industry, ENGOs, local governments, First Nations, infrastructure providers and academics. CleanBC puts our province on a path that powers our future with clean, renewable energy and reduces air pollution.