‘Why not a fully electric vehicle? For Canadians both urban and rural, a hybrid car makes far more sense.’ Letters to the editor for May 17
Many Canadians find hybrid vehicles more practical than fully electric ones due to limited charging infrastructure, especially in urban condos and rural areas. The letter highlights that current conditions make hybrids a sensible compromise for reducing emissions without sacrificing convenience. Incentivizing automakers like Honda to produce hybrids instead of fully electric vehicles could better align with Canadian needs.
- ▪Hybrid cars are more practical for Canadians who lack access to charging infrastructure, such as those living in condo buildings without plug-in capability.
- ▪The writer argues that Honda should be encouraged to shift its Ontario plant from electric to hybrid vehicle production.
- ▪Canada currently lacks the necessary infrastructure to support widespread adoption of fully electric vehicles, particularly in rural and urban settings.
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Open this photo in gallery:An electric vehicle is charged in Ottawa on Wednesday in July, 2022.Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian PressShareSave for laterPlease log in to bookmark this story.Log InCreate Free AccountMore things changeRe “Canada should back away from carbon capture and storage and focus on infrastructure like pipelines” (Opinion, May 2) and “The accidental statesman: How Donald Trump saved free trade, European democracy and the free world” (Opinion, May 9): I once published an article in the industry magazine Oil Sands Review titled “Why Canadians are the World’s Energy Pigs.” The gist of the story was that we are extraordinarily huge users because our country is “rich, big and cold.” We travel long distances by automobile and air, use lots of fuel to heat our homes, and have…
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