Another country bans sale of new gas and diesel powered vehicles by 2035

[@electricviking]

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[@reclusedman8538]

I live in Québec and I ear this news from an Australian. But Québec is a province not a country.

[@RoverIAC]

Simon isn't very smart.... (edit) oops, I mean Sam.

[@zes7215]

@@RoverIAC wr

[@VidarLund-k5q]

Funny, Canada and Australia are practically nabouring countries, only the Pacific Ocean i devides them!

[@christopherj2231]

@@RoverIAC Who is Simon Rovey?

[@reclusedman8538]

@@RoverIAC I don't know who is Simon. It's obvious to me that this Sam Evans guy has got an above average I.Q.

[@EVCurveFuturist]

Also very important to mention that Quebec is leading North America in EV adoption with 33% market share of new car sales-higher than even California! ⚡ Powered by renewables, massive lithium deposits, and a 2035 gas car ban firmly set, Quebec is charging ahead toward a sustainable future. Oil and ICE can not die off soon enough!

[@SparkySho]

American built evs??

[@byddf]

Tesla Giga Texas

[@rozonoemi9374]

@@SparkySho All EV except Chinese.

[@StephenJohnson-jr5hp]

Just left Delhi, India, the air quality index was 500. I was in an air conditioned bus and ate lunch in a luxury hotel and was dropped off at Terminal 3 for my international flight to Tokyo. That was three days ago and my lungs and sinus's are still burning. I should have worn a mask, had one.

[@Adscam]

Ok, but no mask for me. I am an American and have nostril hairs and booger like all self-respecting no mask mandate guy that I am 😂

[@jocogi8]

@@Adscam I don't think anyone asked actually.

[@marlan5470]

Did you eat rice?

[@jabo7763]

I am from the Netherlands and we are one of the countries who has a decent coverage for loading ev's. We are now facing troubles with the electricity infrastructure, it cann't keep up with the speed of modernisation. The government and the electric suppliers have a very great challenge to accomplish a network what is capable for business (factories etc) and personal usage.

[@markmitchell590]

And this is with what? Less than 5% of the vehicle fleet?

[@jabo7763]

​@@markmitchell59014% at this moment.

[@jabo7763]

​​@@markmitchell590there is a "secret" strategie of the energie companies what causes this... They (energie companies) don't want to pay all the new infrastructure because of the shareholders. So they simply say to the government no time enough and no money enough...you have to help. All of that is crap off course. 13 year ago they predicted this scenario and that they have to update the grid, what did they do? They waited until the moment the first congestions started.

[@jabo7763]

At the moment Google says around 14% ​@@markmitchell590

[@jabo7763]

​@@markmitchell590the electric companies delayed updating the power grid on purpose because they want to please their stockholders. 13 years ago the government and the electric companies where warned that the grid should be updated but of course they did not. The electric companies want the government to pay also an amount of the costs. So finally the consumers (industrie and everybody with ev and solar panels) are victims.

[@mikeshafer]

Can you imagine a future where literally 100% of cars are zero emission? The air would be so clean and the streets would be so quiet. Imagine a snowy day in New York and you won't see snow turn black from the exhaust of a car. Or driving behind a pickup truck and it's not spewing out clouds of black smoke. And most of these cars would be autonomous. How amazing will that future be... and let's not forget eVTOLs that are going to benefit from all of these advancements in battery tech and lowering costs.

[@tedmoss]

Don't forget the reduction in the amount of cars on the road. And the Tesla Semi which will be the number one truck in the world. We will live to see it.

[@GregStark-ci4si]

Do you realize how dirty the whole EVs lifecycle is, right? Think globally!

[@mikeshafer]

@@GregStark-ci4si if you think EVs are dirty, wait until you learn how dirty gas cars are... I can generate electricity for my car on my roof, provided for free by the sun. But 100% of gas cars are powered by dead life forms from millions of years ago. And you should add in the amount of fuel and energy required to pump, ship, refine, reship and bury the oil again so it can be pumped out of the back in a toxic fume that literally gives people cancer. Anyone who drives a gas car when they can afford an EV are morally ignorant.

[@kongwee1978]

@@GregStark-ci4si How dirty?

[@SpontaneousEvolution]

@@GregStark-ci4si Some of the comments on this channel are bizarre, people have no idea how much pollution EV's cause, and how impractical they are for most of the world. It's just middle class city dwellers who think them a good idea.

[@tommycollier9172]

I'm just glad I've lived long enough to see the future come to past Thanks Sam

[@drwisdom1]

I like Mr. Viking's description of ICE vehicles as "giant cigarettes".

[@hanfucolorful9656]

I read a research report more than ten years ago, which showed that people who live near major traffic areas have a higher probability of developing leukemia.

[@randygraham926]

The main health problems are asthma, lung cancer, heart disease ... and perhaps even leukemia. (haven't heard that one before this) EVs main impact will be improving human health in urban areas .....

[@jacquelinebrunder2384]

EVs main impact will be in driving the poor off of the roads they are forced to pay for so the rich can have only their EV toys on them whilst the poor are consigned to the cattle trucks we call public transport.

[@maramé.r]

2035 is rather late to introduce the ban. At the outside it should be 2030 or preferably earlier. We’ve had so many years to transition away from combustion vehicles already. There is no reason even now for any new combustion cars to be manufactured. Eventually few companies will be making the spare parts that are so crucial (and annoying to replace) for fossil fuel burning cars: radiators, lead-acid start batteries, gaskets, valves, numerous pumps and filters, fan belts, exhausts, transmissions etc. Recent figures show gas stations are closing at an increasing and many are being replaced by charging stations. There will be a problem finding fuel stations at some point in the near future as the hydrocarbon fuel industry begins to decline

[@chlistens7742]

Being in the US.. nothing is predictable. Honestly anything more than 4 years away is forever away. so many governments go soft on ban dates.. I expect that it will shift at least 5 years due to the lobbyists. but for Us in the US.. wish us luck... we will need it.

[@tedmoss]

It does not matter what the government does, they are wimps. The people will make it happen. I predict an all electric fleet in a short time, because it is cheaper. The same with autonomous vehicles.

[@justinklenk]

True - but hopefully these gas/ICE industry companies will have been forced by the market to almost completely transition or fold by then. Combined with similar international mandates/industrial transitions... maybe this timeframe isn't so far off. ?????

[@b4804514]

Once gas hits $8 a gallon lobbyists will have no luck pitching ICE

[@4svideosforschool]

As the world moves ahead and leaves the USA behind, markets will force the issue no matter what big oil wants in the USA. EV adoption will take off as soon as the price drops and the infrastructure is common. I went solar in 2016 because my monthly lease payment was half my normal electric bill. When EVs are cheap to buy and insure, the math will move more of us. I did lease an EV in 2013 and there was no infrastructure to support it outside of my garage. So now I wait.

[@craigmerrow225]

Same here; been fully solar powered for nine years, just replaced my Prius with a Bolt EV to complete my transition to energy independence.

[@leaulife569]

Where does the electricity that charges EVs come from?Just asking for a confused friend.

[@caterthun4853]

In UK over the year. 28% from gas. No coal. Rest from wind solar nuclear biofuels hydro and imports...hope this helps

[@yodaiam1000]

In Quebec it mostly comes from hydro.

[@drwisdom1]

Mr. Viking forgets the key to EV adoption is developing a charging infrastructure, not energy density.

[@jimthain8777]

I honestly don't think any bans are going to be necessary. The rate of technology advance is so fast that by 2030, maybe even earlier, those gas vehicles will just be like a steam was when it was replaced.

[@GG-si7fw]

Many places, yes. There will be a bastion due to fuel being cheaper briefly due to demand destruction. The biggest question noone asks is "Will gas stations close slower or faster than ICE vehicle ownership declines?" If faster, then the convenience of driving a couple of miles will turn to ten miles.

[@jwilkinson341]

Quebec has very cheap electricity with all the hydro power

[@johnsmedley8843]

Not bad but an official government bill was passed by the UK today to ban ices by 2030. The consultation period is to Feb 18 2025

[@oldbasted]

No ban on trucks? No ban on coal fired power stations? Without these it’s pointless. In uk cars only produce 9% of CO2 emissions.

[@markmitchell590]

CO2 emissions are just an excuse to impoverish the population.

[@rozonoemi9374]

With time, the Coal power plants will be shut down, however can't shut down until the renewable energy are in place, with big battery storage as solution.

[@yodaiam1000]

Quebec the province and not the city announced the ban as noted at the beginning of the video. The weird thing is that Canada as a whole has a 2035 ban already. The only difference that I can tell is that PHEVs are included in the Quebec ban. So I am not sure why Quebec is doing this. This could be hard on people that need to tow big loads long distances.

[@rozonoemi9374]

By that time, there will be newer Batteries that will do the job. Tesla Semi can already do 500 miles with a 82,000lbs gross weight in 1 stretch!

[@yodaiam1000]

@ It is true that battery tech and infrastructure will continue to improve. Hopefully it improves enough for people that want to tow long distances. You need long parking spots for charging stations. I suspect it will be one of the last steps in the switch over.

[@rozonoemi9374]

@yodaiam1000 Tesla already developed charging Superchargers stall for EV pulling traiter & will ramp up in the future.

[@yodaiam1000]

@ Hopefully they become more ubiquitous.👍

[@tripper0354]

Quebec has always strategically leveraged its huge hydroelectric resources. Aluminum is a big example. EVs likewise.

[@jacquelinebrunder2384]

Quebec has a rigged electrical market due to the, for now, dirt cheap power they get from Labrador hydro and that won't last.

[@markrowland1366]

Twenty thousand new people. You deserve two million. The quality and the depth and quantity of information is exceptional.

[@earlysda]

Clickbait title and a lots of wannabe info.

[@Mike-lh1rq]

Quebec is a province, not a country. It's like saying the state of NSW is a country😅. It's as easy for Quebec to have all electric vehicles as it is for oil rich Alberta to have all ICE cars. Quebec has huge hydro electric resources. If they didn't have this, you can be sure they wouldn't be nearly as keen to have a electric vehicle mandate.

[@WalkOverHotCoal]

If Trump has it his way, Canada would become a province. Quebec would be a province within a province.

[@neilkurzman4907]

So is your point there is no problem with Quebec going all electric?

[@rozonoemi9374]

Even Alberta is a leader in solar panel deployment out west!

[@raybell2001]

If the ships transporting electric vehicles with vehicle to grid could start their voyage with fully charged vehicles, drain all that electricity to power the ship. How much fossil fuel would that save.

[@MyJudgedread]

How do they get back?

[@eugenec7130]

@@MyJudgedread Fit sails on ships so that they will sail with wind. Another application of wind power without using turbines.

[@michelblanchette1810]

Québec is Canada’s second biggest province

[@carlfromtheoc1788]

No, you are HOPING there will be enough advancement so an EV can recharge as quickly as it takes to refuel an ICE vehicle, and that the cold in winter does not sap battery power and range. If it does not, there will be heck to pay. Also, who is going to build and pay for the infrastructure like power plants, transmission lines, and (most importantly) chargers. Lots of folks live in apartments, what about them?

[@MyJudgedread]

Many people in China live in apartment buildings, and electric vehicles now account for over 50% of all vehicles sold. What do those who reside in apartment blocks do? Also, most of the time why would you even need or want a fast charger? Do you take your cell phone to a cell phone dealer to get it charged?

[@bjm23vancity92]

Sone EV' can charge to 80% in 18 minutes. The electrical infrastructure is in place now. So answer me this, can those people that live in apartments gas up there cars at their apartments???

[@adamiskandar5107]

@@MyJudgedread I like that you ask the question; "What do those who reside in apartment blocks do?", without giving an answer. If he is interested, he should do his own research.

[@ohyesitsme]

@@MyJudgedread Well go and live in China if you think it's that good.

[@rozonoemi9374]

@@carlfromtheoc1788 You are paying, that is all.

[@killedbycoconuts]

Quebec is so cold in the winter. Good luck with half the range for half the year.

[@pierreforget3357]

I live in Quebec and I don't care the 50% drop in range in winter, (in fact more like 40%), because the summer range is good enough from the Kona 2025. Had a Volt for 10 years, and saved a lot of gas for 10 years, even with the drop of range in winter. Probably saved over 10,000$ over ten years. And no real mechanical problems costs, except for brakes, tires and suspension.

[@larsberntsen6611]

Where will you get the power for charging?

[@adamiskandar5107]

Renewable energy cost is trending down very quickly. Of course, if you don't plan, you fail.

[@buckbenelli8]

Hydroelectric, massive methane powered turbines, renewables. Or you can get a horse and buggy and burn whale oil for light.

[@royh6526]

Quebec is a major exporter of hydro power. Most of New York city and major centers north of NYC get their power from Qubec.

[@cynthia6389]

Luigi knows what to do

[@MrkBO8]

bans are funny because the politicians always have to roll them back and there is nothing funnier than a humiliated politician.

[@adamiskandar5107]

The joke is actually on the people, who elected the politicians. Remember, the best democracy, money can buy!

[@joergmaass]

The sooner, the better, I think.

[@alicat398]

We didn't need to ban record players when VHS or dvd was invented. Or old Nokia phones when smartphones came along. Better products replace old ones quickly and naturally. Why do EVs need so many subsidies and laws to force them into the market? We need to let the market work naturally else we stop driving innovation and change.

[@markbennett6658]

You’re missing the point. Record players & Nokia phones weren’t steam punk devices and didn’t cause health problems and environmental damage in the way that ICE cars do. That being the case there is a little more urgency in the transition and market forces alone particularly with the huge media push back from vested interests won’t enable the transition in a timely manner. So yes the product will sell itself but there needs to be a little stick as well as carrot.

[@alicat398]

@markbennett6658 so you're saying those devices had no intrinsic negatives and people still transitioned to better products without any external pressure? Makes the idea of a stick for cars even harder to understand? Also if it's that urgent then why put tariffs on Chinese EVs which solve this problem and provide clean cheap and high quality cars for the masses?? Where's the urgency now.

[@markbennett6658]

@@alicat398 I’m not saying that at all. Of course the subsequent products were better but Nokia phones didn’t emit dangerous radiation and your turntable record player didn’t have an exhaust pipe! No tariffs are really bad and just hold back the flood gates. In the UK because we left the EU there aren’t punitive tariffs on Chinese cars. We are pretty reactionary as a country though and our mainstream media is spreading FUD to try to put the brakes on the transition. Nevertheless there are quite a few electric Volvos and Polestars on the roads and BYDs are also slowly gaining traction, with other Chinese brands to follow. Nevertheless, some intervention is necessary to speed up the process, bearing in mind that ICE cars registered in 2030 (our mandate deadline) are still likely to be on the road chuffing fumes until at least 2045. Maybe the stick will become irrelevant but for now I’d say it’s a good thing.

[@rozonoemi9374]

@@alicat398 Politics only.

[@rozonoemi9374]

VHS & DVD don't create poisonous gas, so your theory don't pan out. It is for the good of it's citizen. Why subsidies for oil Company is good but not for EV?

[@Te-bj1yk]

EMP is your best friend.

[@casperhansen826]

Actually it doesn't change much since the market will make sure that at least 95% of all new cars are electric in 2030 anyway. But it sends a strong signal to all those car companies that believe they will be selling a lot of ICE cars after 2035. Maybe they should ask them self if they would by a cell phone now as their only mobile phone

[@jacquelinebrunder2384]

I have an EV and I wouldn't have another one. That is what the market is telling them. I can buy a brand new £55k EV van in the UK for £25k with 5 miles on the clock because no-one wants them. That is the market and car makers and dealers are losing a fortune on each and every one.

[@john-mikaeljarvenkyla]

@@jacquelinebrunder2384 ev vans are the biggest joke in a bag full of ev jokes...until they roll out something really stupid like an ev tracktor or something like that😜

[@rozonoemi9374]

@@john-mikaeljarvenkyla There are already EV Tractors out there!

[@jasenanderson8534]

Agree, should be sooner, 2030. There's no real reason to want an ICE for general commuting even now. They more than do the job.

[@frostcb2]

These cities that decide these things to go green are gonna be highly successful and getting people to move there because of how clean the air is going to be.

[@ChuckHolland-i4b]

Look up what's happening in Bejing and Shanghai. Miraculous.

[@justinklenk]

​@@ChuckHolland-i4b Sounds positive, whatever their progress so far...

[@boomer166]

LOL.Thanks for the laugh.

[@dublindave5795]

@@ChuckHolland-i4b The sky don't lie. Been there and not able to see a building 100 yards away. When covid was a thing and they locked everybody down the air did get better. It should clean up with less manufacturing and the ev's getting a license priority over gas.

[@51madmitch]

Canada must be lucky if no pollution blows their way from the US and other countries.🙄

[@ohyesitsme]

Same goes for the rest of the world but these numbties can't see that

[@christianpetersen1782]

As a young boy I remember thinking how horrible it would be to breathe car fumes directly at the end of a car exhaust pipe. But like everyone else thought their dispersion in air made it of no concern. Even now when driving through high ground on either side of a motorway I think of the mass of polluted air we’re driving through. I believe the CO2 case is a scam but not the case for clean air. Animals need clean air too. Can you imagine what it must be like for a dog walking on the side of a road, at about the same height as most exhaust pipes?

[@DesFleay]

Ice should be out of production by then. Don't agree to ban them, just gives idiots another reason to give voice.

[@marin1419]

Where am i gonna charge my EV if I live in an apartment building built in 1975?

[@Teslawalter]

in 2030, 1 in 5 cars sold in Canada must be an EV. The EV requirement will gradually get to 100% by 2035.

[@lvmusicman555]

That ends with our new prime minister,he has already said all federal rebates will be removed and all mandates will be thrown out

[@ColbyAzimuth]

Work from home. Live in a beautiful neighborhood that people eagerly take care of because they love healthy walking. You could even call it "village life", just like the human beings do.

[@zes7215]

wr

[@kevinW826]

This what the governments of the world want. Limit your ability to travel by enforcing EVs on us. If they were serious about “green “net zero” and all those other taglines, they would be all in for the infrastructure long before now. The fact that they are so slow at putting the infrastructure out there shows they don’t care and it’s a case of “do as I say, not as I do.”

[@ColbyAzimuth]

@@kevinW826 Are you sure it's the government doing it? Is it from any particular parts or forms of government, or is the want to restrict people more of a vague sense of overall badness surrounding everybody? Could it be the banks or the factory owners instead? Could it be the police or fire departments? WHO has this want that you describe, and who is not caring for you the way that you want to be cared for?

[@rozonoemi9374]

@@kevinW826 Tesla was a pioneer in Superchargers deployment in North America & other countries around the world. A forward looking Company built the infrastructure ahead of the deployment of EV vehicles. Now with the Big Subsidy from US Government to increase chargers deployment to all other Company, but not to Tesla. How fair is this?

[@Suburp212]

Finally. Less cancer due to car exhaust. Finally.

[@jacquelinebrunder2384]

Eating carbs is giving people cancer not breathing lovely CO2 exhaust fumes.

[@kellyeye7224]

And how many kids have to die digging rare earths for EVs?

[@johnb4183]

lol

[@SpontaneousEvolution]

@@Suburp212 Hahaha

[@kellyeye7224]

@@johnb4183 Glad you find it funny - just proves the mental thought patterns of EV activists.

[@boomer166]

Wow! An actual unicorn channel.

[@jasoneldridge4738]

A world where someone dictates what vehicle you drive, where it's made and where you're going in it !,makes North Korea sound like paradise.

[@rozonoemi9374]

@@jasoneldridge4738 North Korea is not my world. How much polution is created in this Country ?

[@adrianthoroughgood1191]

What strange scenario you just made up. None of that is true. All they are saying is new vehicles need to be non combustion. They can be battery or hydrogen. Of whatever type or manufacture you like. Just not burning oil to run.

[@jcassel61]

Pointless!!! Why does any government need to interfere with something that is happening on its own. So few people will want gas powered cars when they will cost more to produce due to lack of volume. Electric cost to produce is coming down rapidly. So few people will want to buy on those terms, why shouldn't they be able to buy if the manufacturers can still produce?

[@adamiskandar5107]

If they don't ban, how about making them pay for the pollution cost to society?

[@jcassel61]

@adamiskandar5107 they pay now in carbo credits. Tesla makes billions every year from their lame compediters. Also forcing lame legacy auto out. The government doesn't need to have their hand in this anymore. Stupid legacy already f'd around and found out. At this point, they're only being kicked while they're down.

[@rozonoemi9374]

@@adamiskandar5107 They are already paying Tesla & other pure EV Company. Get paid for the pollution created & EV Company are benefiting from this.

[@adamiskandar5107]

@@rozonoemi9374 So you admitted that ICE cars should bear the costs of pollution to society. Now, if somehow due to corporate power or even corruption, the intended purpose was not achieved, shouldn't the next step be to increase the cost to these producers, failing which, to ban?

[@rozonoemi9374]

Just increase the tax on petroleum & the market will react.

[@benjaminrange2031]

Great news !

[@rossdunn2317]

Even motorcycles should be able to be electric by 2035. Currently energy density isn’t high enough for non-commuter bikes, but that will change.

[@MR_THINQ]

Motorbikes are already electric, you can buy them already.

[@MrkBO8]

Stealth bikes are too easily hit by cars to even consider running silent

[@rassabossa4554]

I just left China and the electric scooters are everywhere. Rentals too. You have to be very careful walking because they are silent. I will take the clean air over the risk any day.

[@adamiskandar5107]

@@rassabossa4554 China have their own traffic regulations and the people there are used to it. For foreigners whose countries have a different system, they will see it as somewhat haphazard, like a bit dangerous. I was there for about a week and I do feel their system is a bit dangerous, but in that 1 week, I had not witness an accident. It was like a miracle, amazing.

[@rassabossa4554]

@ I feel the same. It was very chaotic but somehow it works. I never saw any road rage. I did see one accident that happened about one mile an hour. A car was trying to slip around a big truck that was stopped. The driver of the truck would not have been able to see the car trying to squeeze by him. It was completely in his blind spot. The truck started moving forward and I heard a crunch….wasn’t sure what it was…we were all stopped at a light and I was in a taxi a few feet away. Clearly the car’s fault trying to squeeze in from the right. They just got out and started taking pictures, no yelling or name calling.

[@chinesecrested9528]

Congratulations in your asded subscribers!

[@thundRthump]

You started by saying China. Also, Quebec isn't a country, it's a province in Canada.

[@endstay]

Okay, once you replace the ICE vehicles that create 43% of all of Canada's greenhouse emissions, you are going to need to generate a lot more electricity. Which dams are you building? Which nuclear power plants are you building? Because wind and solar are not at all feasible at scale in Canada, you are going to need to burn fossil fuels to generate your electricity, so the "savings" of greenhouse gasses are not nearly the amount advertised.

[@adamiskandar5107]

Do you have the right facts? Canada is a very big country. It's potential for solar and wind energy is near to the top of the list. It's a matter of political will and administrative planning.

[@williamupdike4863]

Canada is mostly hydroelectric, not a problem to go to EVs.

[@st-ex8506]

If ONE country in the world has the potential to go 100% renewable, it is for sure Canada, with huge potential, not only in hydro, but in solar (why not? because it's cold in the winter? ), wind (have you ever experienced wind in the Great Plains or on the Canadian coastlines?), geothermal or tidal energies.

[@humanbass]

​@@st-ex8506winter is not only cold, but also dark, way less day time. Solar is expensive and unreliable in Germany.

[@babelfishdude]

In Alberta we finished off Travers solar (13 square kilometers of solar panels) but its own by American Jeff Bezos. Alberta also shut down its last two coal power plants Genesee #1 and #2, and converted them to 60+% efficiency combined cycle natural gas. If China ever builds the 100 coal power plant equivalent Tsango river dam, and tasked it with producing solar panels for sale to North America. I can imagine you could have entire provinces and states carbon free in a matter of a couple decades.

[@vincentcausey8498]

I love it when people boldly claim by 20xx we will have this, and these other things will do so and so. Even if all these technologies do happen against all odds, you then run up against a raft of new problems. So, you will have the problem of building more power generation for the vastly increased EV fleet. Then you will need a massive push for charging stations which will require a massive investment in cable infrastructure which itself will put enormous demand pressure on the supply and hence price of copper. Then on the other side of the equation you will need to mine to an enormous extent to provide the materials for EV batteries that will increase exponentially in number and this will occur in the poorest and most vulnerable countries with devastating effect on the environment and on the health and well being of the people that have to work and live near these abominations. Then you have the problem of recycling millions of tons of toxic battery waste which nobody has produced a solution for. By 2035 all that will happen is the governments of these countries will quietly put the deadline back to 2045 if they don't abandon it entirely. For if these EVs will be so fantastic that you would have to be "brain dead" to even consider buying an ICE, why the need for compulsion, hmm? Answer me that mr Viking.

[@farmerpete6274]

Ref: hydrogen. here in the UK, JCB are still pushing ahead with hydrogen.... bad decision and one they don't seem to want to change course.

[@mrbaker1739]

While I fully support EVs I don’t currently see 100% EVs within the next 10years. The hardest to replace in terms of performance is the twin cab 4wd Ute. They have the combination of 5 passengers, payload capacity and tow capacity. The tow capacity issue you highlighted yourself with your review of the lightship L1. While some twin cab 4wd hybrid utes are out they lack the tow / payload capacity. I know the hype cycle is at play in the media and I really hope I’m wrong and you’re right. As for your bog standard on road passenger sedan, wagon, hatch or van easy 100% EV by 2035.

[@stanmitchell3375]

Battery swap is a good idea for trucks

[@stephencollins5706]

If it is Quebec alone in Canada , then it would be interesting to know how they control ICE vehicles that are not excluded from entering the city?

[@yodaiam1000]

Canada has a nationwide mandate as well. Quebec is a province but there is Quebec City within the province. It is the province that has the ban. I am not sure why the province of Quebec also has its own ban on new ICE cars. It sounds redundant to me.

[@stephencollins5706]

@yodaiam1000 Thank you, it did sound a bit odd.👍

[@rozonoemi9374]

@@yodaiam1000 The Federal law has priority over Provincial laws.

[@yodaiam1000]

@@rozonoemi9374 It depends on the particulars of the law. A province can’t violate the Charter of Rights and Freedoms except when they use the Not Withstanding clause. Regardless, the Quebec mandate would still be redundant.

[@rozonoemi9374]

@@yodaiam1000 If you use the Withstanding clause for anything you don't like, very poor politics.

[@michaelketley1252]

I can’t happen soon enough!

[@frankblangeard8865]

Ford has stated that they are losing about $35,000 for every EV that it produces.

[@videocanonuser]

Legacy manufacturers have relied on their reputation way past the sell-by date, at the same time ignoring the damage being done by yesterday’s technology and the new players now arriving.

[@williamlewandowski129]

@@frankblangeard8865 But they make it upon volume.

[@rozonoemi9374]

Tesla make good profits on every EV they sell.

[@frostcb2]

Better have a good bike then.

[@lyfandeth]

Well, that would kill Class B RV sales, as they might have no resale value in 10 years. Along with some of the Class C. And people might stop buying new cars for a couple of years, waiting to see what comes out. Or switch to leasing, which should become more expensive as residual values plummet.

[@yodaiam1000]

The Canada ban allows PHEV partly because of this reason. You could buy the PHEV outside of Quebec and bring it in. It could also be that the battery tech improves enough that it wouldn't make too much of a difference.

[@marccracchiolo4935]

This is good news

[@jackden10]

electric is coming, and like in the early 1900 the game is in play, so get a horse.

[@byddf]

Horse Powertrain Limited is a joint venture holding aimed at producing powertrains, including internal combustion engines (ICE) and hybrid systems. The venture holding was established in May 2024 and is equally owned by Renault and Geely. So, Renault and Geely are, of course, the next horses !!

[@victorjacob722]

Quebec is a province, not a city. I also heard a reference to China registrations before Quebec was mentioned.

[@craigmitchell4071]

It's a common mistake people from the country of Sydney make...

[@reclusedman8538]

The capital of the province of Québec is Québec city.

[@victorjacob722]

@ yes I know. But the reference was to a provincial jurisdiction and not a municipal jurisdiction. So it must be the province of Quebec and not Quebec City which has banned the sale of diesel or pure ICE cars by 2035.

[@yffips]

Do you think we'll be able to convince 100% of drivers to buy EVs in a country that deals with -30 degrees on a regular basis?

[@Longtack55]

Norway: 90% of new cars are EV. Norway has a cold climate for part of the year - Dec-Jan -4C mean in Tromso and Oslo. -11C further north.

[@reclusedman8538]

I have a Taiga electric snowmobile, it takes 10% of the battery to warm up but it works just fine.

[@bjm23vancity92]

More ridiculous comments from someone that knows nothing about EV's in the cold. They are perfectly fine. Ice engine are impacted by the cold too...

[@adrianthoroughgood1191]

EVs are fine even in very cold temperatures as long as you plug them in when parked. Then they can be heated up from mains power and you set off fully charged. The government should require all workplaces and apartment buildings to fit chargers to facilitate this.

[@yffips]

@@bjm23vancity92 yes I know. I live in Canada and I drive a Tesla. The question is can you expect to convince 100% of all drivers?

[@drwisdom1]

Ten years from now in 2035 my wife is going to quit smoking. Are you confident that my claim will play out?

[@carmenhealer4635]

My 12 year old Toyota should last until 2035.

[@rozonoemi9374]

If you leave it parked in your driveway!🤣

[@TrevyBurgess]

Many motorcycle riders love the sound their bikes make and the thunderous feel. An electrical bike can't give them that visceral feeling. For them, "Nothing beets a Harley". There will always be a market for enthusiast. Unfortunately for them, it will become expensive to maintain their hobby in the future.

[@why6212]

Hah, as a vroom loving motorcyclist, the last thing I'd want is a Harley

[@Longtack55]

"Nothing" except most other motorbikes.

[@williamlewandowski129]

Our new American muscle cars have noise generators that mimic the sound of combustion engines. We can do the same for Harley's. And the customer can forgo the expense of adding an after market exhaust system to make those cool sounds. But I suspect without laws outlawing ICE, we will see (and hear) them on the road still for the next 75 years. Enjoy!

[@reclusedman8538]

Harley Davidson makes the LiveWire an electric bike.

[@freethinker4991]

"Harvard University, in collaboration with the University of Birmingham, the University of Leicester and University College London, found that more than 8 million people died in 2018 from fossil fuel pollution, significantly higher than previous research suggested-meaning that air pollution from burning fossil fuels like coal and diesel was responsible for about 1 in 5 deaths worldwide."

[@Adscam]

Which countries were the deaths. London was a Diesel nightmare in the 1990's. But they cleaned up the European air and left poorer nations to fend for themselves. Out of sight, out of mind.

[@caterthun4853]

Also... Fossil fuel exhaust produces nitrogen that accumulates along road sides and wild areas. This has caused the loss of many wild flowers that need a low fertility soil to survive... See Bigger university

[@adam_nykali]

You can ban it now, its possible, Addis Ababa, a city completely unprepared for EV adoption, banned ICE overnight

[@DenzilONeil]

I enjoy your show and I happily would buy an EV, problem is I live in the country and there’s bugger roll places to charge. And I have no way of charging an EV here even if I wanted to. And I don’t want a lithium vehicle at this time. Elsewise I like them

[@yodaiam1000]

There will be lots of changes to infrastructure in 10 years.

[@francismarion6400]

The US gets 60% of its crude from Canada. Are those workers getting better paying jobs somehow?

[@MyJudgedread]

Burning crude oil is a waste of a valuable resource. There are literally zillions of products which are produced from crude oil. Products that, handled correctly over their lifetime, have zero negative effects on the environment.

[@Adscam]

Plastics for instance

[@adamiskandar5107]

@@Adscam I know you meant is as sarcasm, but seriously, if plastics is a problem, scientific solutions and R&D should be invested to solve the problem.

[@charlesrovira5707]

@0:01 *Québec* is a province as well as a city. And *Canada* second largest city is *Montréal.* Anyway, this merely says that they are planning to stop by 2035. This is an oxymoron of _old news._

[@yodaiam1000]

Why is it an oxymoron?

[@valentinepssdblpablosteven1895]

I wonder how EV sales would go if it was left up to the free market and not government mandates

[@joergmaass]

Have you ever driven an electric vehicle? If so, you would be able to answer your question. My electric car has about 400 kilometres of range in winter, which is more than enough, has ample room for my family and all sorts of luggage and goes like an ape on rocket fuel and steroids because it has more than 600 HP and torque to spare. All that with a quiet ride in perfect comfort. Charging is a breeze at quick chargers and usually doesn't take longer than 20 minutes max. It costs me about 2/3 of what I paid for my Alfa Romeo Giulia Veloce with half the power before. I'm not going back.

[@bjm23vancity92]

I wonder how ice engine sales would go if governments didn't spend billions ever-year subsidizing the oil and gas industry?

[@CiaranMcHale]

Your question is loaded with bad assumptions. First, you are incorrectly assuming that manufacturers of ICE cars don't receive any government assistance, and that the oil industry doesn't receive any government money. Second, you are failing to recognize that a government has an ethical responsibility to act in the public interest. Dangers of fossil fuel-based energy/transport (such as climate change and millions dying each year from pollution) are far greater than the dangers of sustainable energy/transport. As such, it is in the public interest for governments to encourage car companies and their customers to transition from ICE vehicles to EVs. One way for governments to do this is to offers financial incentives for switching. Another way is to put a deadline on the sale of new ICE vehicles. Third, you are assuming that if a country with an ICE vehicle industry ceases all subsidies and mandates, then its ICE vehicle industry would have a fair chance of surviving. That assumption is incorrect because even if an EV industry does not start up inside that country, EVs made in other countries (notably China) would be imported (without high import taxes, since you favour a free market) and the country's native ICE car industries would likely be destroyed by this competition. This would result in the loss of hundreds of thousands of jobs within the country (bad for the economy), and also result in the country's export:import balance shifting towards exporting less and importing more (also bad for the economy). Since it is in the public interest to not let such bad things happen to a country's economy, its government has an ethical responsibility to try to prevent those bad things from happening.

[@larzlarz1140]

It doesn’t matter about free market forces. Fossil fuel is poisoning our planet. If we just relied on the free market to give people what they want, which is cheap transportation, we would still be driving carbureted, gas powered cars without catalytic converters and burning leaded gas. And every city in the world would look like smog filled Los Angeles in the 1960’s, where everything looked like you were living in a sea of brown soup and visibility was less than 5 miles. We would also see extra millions of deaths per year due to lead poisoning, cancer, heart disease and lung disease from the smog. That is the whole reason that we have government, to protect people and make society safe, so that you can go and live your life without other people intentionally, or unintentionally killing you. Gas powered cars were fine in 1900 when the world population was 1.6 billion and only a small fraction of the population could afford cars. But now that the population is 8 billion and virtually everyone can afford a car, the air pollution is 10 times worse than it used to be. This madness has to stop.

[@btn73]

@@CiaranMcHale Thank you.

[@barrymayson2492]

I wonder how the range is going to be effected by cold and the length of journeys which is emense . The lack of infrastructure will cripple the long journeys. Until you have the 1000 km range of a truck pulling a trailer. In cities the electric vehicles are great and can be the best solution. Totally agree with that. But hybrid is a better solution for long journeys. The other problem is where are you going to get the electricity from? Mostly from oil gas and coal , so electric vehicles are not clean by any means. The only way they are clean is they don't polute locally this is just how it is. I am not even fracturing the amount of pollution from raw materials to finished vehicles. Hydrogen is an alternative but i think you are right it is a bad fuel for many reasons and extremely dangerous so happy to see it off the roads. I think there is feeling of running before walking here. I think in the next 30 years there's going to be a great shift to mostly EVs but this false alarm and bold statements about doing it 5 years or even 10 years is far too artificial targets for no real reason. You are not going to see a sudden drop in pollution in that time frame. It will take nearly as long as it took to alter it. China is a major problem with coal powered industry. It agrees to international understandings but it doesn't seem to walk the walk. But i will say they are very keen to get the major cities all electric as pollution is staggering in some of them. But they still produce most electrical power by fossil fuels at the moment.

[@Simon-dm8zv]

EVs have been doing fine for 10+ years in Norway.

[@laker6943]

I remember back in 1992 California mandated that by the year 2000 10% of all vehicles sold had to be electric. How did that work out? 😂😂😂

[@rozonoemi9374]

EV were hardly available in 2000!

[@TradeWithShawn]

Irrelevant. We've just passed cost parity between ICE engines and battery packs. So, within a year, it will be cheaper to buy a BEV than an ICE car. That's game over. I'm 10 years time there will be no consequence to these laws because the market will already have shifted.

[@earlysda]

Dreaming out loud again?

[@nickmcconnell1291]

Quebec better start importing Chinese and EU EVs since the US OEMs won't be able to make enough. Possibly Tesla's robo-taxi will take up a lot of the slack? However with Justin Trudeau about to be ousted and Trump coming into office, I kind of doubt these bans will stay in place. What will win the day is cost and convenience. If EVs become much cheaper than ICE vehicles and charging infrastructure more ubiquitous, the dominoes will fall with or without bans.

[@humanbass]

Not allowing reselling of used cars is dumb tiranny.

[@markmitchell590]

They'll go after the insurers next, to stop you "lending" your car out.

[@kevinJmadsen]

Right now there is no consideration for the harm to human health that fossil fuels and ICE vehicles do and in America, the MAGA right has no consideration for the harm to the environment either and that will kill far more people and animals in the long run. All Fossil fuel companies should be nationalized and profits clawed back for damages.

[@MyJudgedread]

MAGA does not care? Why does Elon Musk, the individual who has done more than any other to lead the charge to EVs, support MAGA? Get out of your lefty echo chamber and engage your brain!

[@dylanthomas12321]

I hope you're right about batteries and mileage by 2035 because here in the US the EV denial and resistance is strong its like everyone has gone insane. EVs have to become undeniably greater and cheaper than ICE ones. If you live elsewhere, you can't imagine the ICE mania that grips people here.

[@tftftf]

In London there is a fire caused by an e-bike battery being recharged every 48 hours. I like the idea of zero emission cars ... but having them parked in underground carparks with people sleeping or working above them worries me. Having them on cross channel ferries ....ditto. Is this technology ready for mass use just yet.

[@Simon-dm8zv]

Yes it is. Electric car fires are very rare.

[@aftonline]

This video is not going to age well. Quebec will be forced to push back their 2035 ban. This will cause a massive ageing of the vehicle fleet, because people will hang onto their petrol and diesel vehicles. The fact that emergency vehicles are exempted tells you everything you need to know. If you want your vehicle to work in an emergency, you want a petrol or diesel car. You absolutely will be stranded by your EV if the power goes out in a storm. Unless you have a petrol or diesel generator of course. But what's the point of that? Just drive a petrol or diesel car, AND have a petrol/diesel generator for power backup for your home.

[@Simon-dm8zv]

Why not have a backup generator for your home and your car?

[@nicksanta]

Hello Chemistry is the key for battery innovation. Chemistry is the reason a battery can deliver electricity. I must the question our ability to store ever increasing amounts of power since chemistry is the issue. As far as Diesel goes, as fuel, there is nothing that stores, transports and delivers energy like gasoline and diesel. Regards

[@Stonefeather53]

Imagine how expensive petrol will become when most cars are electric and little demand for fossil fuels.

[@darylbrice]

If there is more supply due to less demand prices will go down, not up.

[@adamiskandar5107]

@@darylbrice Wouldn't the supply go down if the demand goes down? With low economies of scale, production cost and hence prices should go up, wouldn't it?

[@hanswitvliet8188]

@@adamiskandar5107the price of a barrel crude oil might drop, but the price at the pump will go higher and higher… Governments want to get rid of getting extorted by oil producing countries. Thus they raise the tax on it constantly. We now pay 2.00 - 2.50 per litre. That will double or even worse.

[@markmitchell590]

Imagine how cheap petrol would be if governments stop taxing it.

[@craigmerrow225]

Or if a refinery goes offline for maintenance or storm damage. Geopolitical tensions are another trip wire for oil prices.

[@drwisdom1]

Should we buy EVs because they are good or because we have no choice?

[@BramStoked-uq4hp]

For nordic countries like Canada, it seems foolish to hope for technological change to meet a government mandated fuel mandate. It was minus 20 in western Canada for a week and unless you’re lucky to have covered parking with in-house charging, outdoor charging is goofy right now. Does anyone think the power grid will accommodate charging for all in a decade? Municipal governments can’t handle homelessness, immigration issues like housing and take 5 years to do a simple bridge. These mandates are great for rich people. Poor people buy used cars for cheap. Is there such a thing as a cheap used EV that doesn’t have a potential battery replacement issue or major repair lurking?

[@rozonoemi9374]

BS.

[@RoverIAC]

Good idea come to the top without government laws and intervention. 🤔

[@adamiskandar5107]

Who are you referring to as the 'top'?

[@RoverIAC]

@@adamiskandar5107 "top of the pile".... what not who. If EVs are so great there would be no need to ban normal cars.

[@EVCurveFuturist]

You're welcome ;)

[@cszuhan]

Air pollution caused by fuel vehicles is the biggest health culprit.

[@Longtack55]

28% of global warming is due to ICE cars.

[@TGWazoo1]

Nah, it’s heart disease

[@Bonanzaking]

Well don’t you worry once gas cars are phased out it will be substituted by the growing space industry. You must be on the young end and have no experience with 50 year old cars from the pre catalytic converter era. Modern cars don’t pollute by comparison to the classics.

[@DimitarProynov]

Euro 6 delt with that problem

[@jacquelinebrunder2384]

What you eat has a far bigger effect on health and yet the average doctor gets less than 20 hours in lectures on nutrition in their four years basic training. Carbs and sugar are the big killers not exhaust fumes.

[@ChuckHolland-i4b]

The consumer will push gas cars off the ledge well before 2035. Just from pure economics. If a family of 4 can save 2 to 4k per years on fuel and maintenance, its a no brainer. In fact, once robo taxi prices get low enough, many wont even bother having a car.

[@SpontaneousEvolution]

You mean for middle class people in Western cities, only. The rest of the planet are not buying EV's at all. I live in Mexico the past 4yrs, I've seen 2 Teslas in 4yrs.

[@ohyesitsme]

All (except Chinese) car companies are going bust because of this mad Net Zero WEF mandate. It's going to be goodbye to motoring for most.

[@rozonoemi9374]

They had a long time to developed EV but decided it was not important so now someone is paying for this inaction to go full EV. Look at Toyota, they will suffer the most by not moving faster into the EV segment, that they now get there BEV made in China.

[@Adscam]

The author only talks about EV cars. He doesn't know that Quebec province has a whole industry producing power plants for small atv, watercraft and personal planes. I think the ban is fair as they don't touch the heavy duty industry either.

[@K7NGDAV7D]

I’m still considered a “conspiracy theorist” for talking about it and same thing when I mention stuff about VW struggling. People are so plugged into The Matrix they can’t see the woods for the trees 😂

[@RoryVanucchi]

Not in love with bans on anything. Mafia governments not to be trusted on any matter. I certainly don't need California or Germany having any say in my life. Did they ban horses when autos came along , or did the markets and tech naturally move the trend? Best to always have a few options depending on where you live and your profession.

[@leaulife569]

Simon never comments on the comments.

[@scottwilson2859]

Excellent, the more the merrier. I agree with you, Sam, that what people don't realize is that, even without a ban, you would be nuts to buy an ICE car in 2035. The ban merely focuses attention on the issue.

[@waynesutherland-rs6ct]

ev at 40 below centigrade-no go

[@thomasclaesson1631]

Ban the crap yesterday!

[@timshelby2324]

Ironic mopeds , motorcycles are the worst polluters

[@adamiskandar5107]

Can easily shift to electric bikes which is getting cheaper.

[@rassabossa4554]

I hope Quebec allows Chinese imports without tariffs. Once people ride in one, and realize how much cheaper and better they are, widespread adoption in North America will skyrocket.

[@AW-wy3xv]

impossible with trudeau puppet

[@HiggsBoson2149]

Yes hopefully Prime minister Clueless will be gone by then.

[@reclusedman8538]

Québec is in Canada and the federal government as already put a 100% tariff. The Chinese government subsidise Chinese EV makers. They sell EVs at a loss. They are doing this to take control of the market. Do you think it would be a good thing if China had control of the EV market globally? They got super rich by selling cheap stuff. How much richer are they going to get by selling EVs? Do you think China is a harmless country like Australia or Canada?

[@Adscam]

China is simply advancing its policies to suit itself. Just like any other country should unless your politicians were sleeping on the job.

[@adamiskandar5107]

@@reclusedman8538 Are you saying that China is a harmful country compared to Australia or Canada? Pls provide evidence if you say so.

[@Kenny_PL]

Ever wondered why people need all these incentives to buy EV's? Free parking, free charging, no road tax, free lanes, dotations, etc? Yeah, i think i know why🤭

[@rozonoemi9374]

We are smart!

[@rozonoemi9374]

Why does the Petroleum industry still needs Government Subsidies? Greed

[@siriansight]

Reason: Turbos