Uploaded April 2022 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
In this episode we welcome Peter Hatges, Managing Director KPMG Corporate Finance. Peter also holds the position at KPMG as Canada’s national Automotive Sector Leader. Peter was our very first guest on Canada Talks nearly two years ago, when he described the Economics of Electrification. This time, Peter shares an update of KPMG's EV file and addresses recent market attitudes to paint an interesting picture of Canada's EV Trajectory for 2022.
A round table discussion follows featuring Kenneth Bokor and Glenn Garry.
It was fascinating to compare KMPG's poll to a live straw poll of the 140 people attending the live broadcast. KPMG asked mostly non-ev owners what they perceived were the biggest barriers to ev adoption. We asked the same question of the largely ev owning attendees. The differing views are striking and provide further proof that more consumer education is needed!
Kenneth Bokor is creator, Producer and Host of the popular EV Revolution Show (YouTube). The EV Revolution Show is focused on the massive changes going on in the auto industry towards electrification. Ken is very passionate about sustainability and provides a unique approach to covering this marketplace from a global perspective!
Glenn Garry has been an EV Advocate since 2015 and a board member of the Victoria Electric Vehicle Association since 2018. He is their Lead for Research and Government Engagement with significant success working with governments from municipal, provincial and federal levels.
⏱️ Chapters:
0:00 Introduction & Poll: Biggest Barriers to EV Adoption
4:09 Canada's EV Trajectory – with Peter Hatges, KPMG
12:07 Rising Gas Prices & EV Economics
16:03 Charging Infrastructure: Progress & Challenges
20:02 Auto Industry's EV Transformation
24:04 Panel Discussion: Kenneth Bokor Joins
32:06 Automaker EV Investments & Risks
40:06 Scale of the North American EV Market
44:09 Survey: What Non-EV Owners Think
48:00 Educating & Converting New EV Buyers
56:02 How Many Charging Stations Does Canada Need?
1:00:00 Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) Technology
In this episode we welcome Peter Hatges, Managing Director KPMG Corporate Finance. Peter also holds the position at KPMG as Canada’s national Automotive Sector Leader. Peter was our very first guest on Canada Talks nearly two years ago, when he described the Economics of Electrification. This time, Peter shares an update of KPMG's EV file and addresses recent market attitudes to paint an interesting picture of Canada's EV Trajectory for 2022.
A round table discussion follows featuring Kenneth Bokor and Glenn Garry.
It was fascinating to compare KMPG's poll to a live straw poll of the 140 people attending the live broadcast. KPMG asked mostly non-ev owners what they perceived were the biggest barriers to ev adoption. We asked the same question of the largely ev owning attendees. The differing views are striking and provide further proof that more consumer education is needed!
Kenneth Bokor is creator, Producer and Host of the popular EV Revolution Show (YouTube). The EV Revolution Show is focused on the massive changes going on in the auto industry towards electrification. Ken is very passionate about sustainability and provides a unique approach to covering this marketplace from a global perspective!
Glenn Garry has been an EV Advocate since 2015 and a board member of the Victoria Electric Vehicle Association since 2018. He is their Lead for Research and Government Engagement with significant success working with governments from municipal, provincial and federal levels.
⏱️ Chapters:
0:00 Introduction & Poll: Biggest Barriers to EV Adoption
4:09 Canada's EV Trajectory – with Peter Hatges, KPMG
12:07 Rising Gas Prices & EV Economics
16:03 Charging Infrastructure: Progress & Challenges
20:02 Auto Industry's EV Transformation
24:04 Panel Discussion: Kenneth Bokor Joins
32:06 Automaker EV Investments & Risks
40:06 Scale of the North American EV Market
44:09 Survey: What Non-EV Owners Think
48:00 Educating & Converting New EV Buyers
56:02 How Many Charging Stations Does Canada Need?
1:00:00 Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) Technology
