Whereas ten US states and the province of Quebec have adopted Zero Emissions Vehicle standards that require a progressively increasing share of new passenger vehicle sales to be zero emissions vehicles such as electric vehicles or hydrogen fuel cell vehicles; And whereas the Climate Leadership Teams 2015 Recommendations to the BC government included establishing Zero Emission Vehicle targets of 30 per cent of sales by 2030; And whereas Canada and China are the co-chairs of the EV3030 campaign under the Clean Energy Ministerial, which is working towards 30 per cent of vehicle sales across participating jurisdictions to be zero emissions vehicles by 2030: Therefore be it resolved that the Province be requested to develop requirements for Zero Emissions Vehicles to comprise at least 30 per cent of passenger vehicle sales by 2030.
Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources British Columbia is a leader in clean energy vehicles CEVs with one of the largest public charging infrastructure networks in Canada, the first public hydrogen fuelling station in Canada with plans to build out more, and the highest per capita adoption of CEVs in the country 4 of new light-duty vehicle sales in 2018. In 2011, the Province introduced the CEV Program, and has since committed more than 104 million to encourage British Columbians to choose clean, green vehicles that reduce their transportation greenhouse gas GHG emissions, and to stimulate economic development in clean transportation in B.C. In the December 2018 CleanBC plan, the Province committed to bring forward a legislated ZEV Standard by 2020, requiring automakers to meet increasing annual levels of ZEV sales reaching 10 of new light-duty vehicle sales by 2025, 30 by 2030, and 100 by 2040. The purpose of the proposed ZEV Standard is to ensure greater supply and availability of ZEVs at more affordable prices in B.C. The Province also committed to expand the CEV Program by making further investments in incentives for consumers and infrastructure, and to invest in pilot projects, incentives and infrastructure for transitioning medium and heavy-duty vehicles to ZEVs. The Province is taking a balanced approach, addressing consumer demand and supply barriers, and providing regulatory certainty for achieving the CleanBC targets, by continuing the CEV Program and implementing a ZEV Standard.