Uploaded December 2021 | Updated September 2026, 11 hours ago
An ambitious schedule of vehicle electrification with 2030 zero-emissions-vehicles (ZEV) sales tracking to 100% for passenger vehicles and 75-80% for trucks would reduce GHG emissions by 63 Mt per year and save drivers $23 billion annually at the pump. To achieve this, we require supportive demand and supply side policies, suitable financial structures, and sufficient charging infrastructure. This session considers the current state of affairs including the % of fleet and most recent year’s sales that are zero-emissions vehicles (ZEV) for passenger, buses and trucks, progress made in the past year, and what is required in terms of strengthened policies, capital mobilization, and charging infrastructure roll-out to electrify a significant portion of Canada’s fleet while putting us on track for nearly all new vehicle sales to be ZEV by 2030—as per the Corporate Knights Build Back Better Synthesis Report.
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Moderator:
Toby Heaps
CEO, Corporate Knights
Opening Remarks:
The Hon. Mona Fortier
President of the Treasury Board of Canada
Contributors:
Nino Di Cara
President, Electric Autonomy Canada
Brett Hillhouse
Global Head, Automotive and Electronics Industry, IBM
Joanna Kyriazis
Senior Policy Advisor, Clean Energy Canada
Chief Clarence Louie
CEO, Osoyoos Indian Band
Paul Soubry
President and CEO, NFI Group
Ralph Torrie
Director of Research, Corporate Knights
Stephanie Wallcraft
President, Automobile Journalists Association of Canada
An ambitious schedule of vehicle electrification with 2030 zero-emissions-vehicles (ZEV) sales tracking to 100% for passenger vehicles and 75-80% for trucks would reduce GHG emissions by 63 Mt per year and save drivers $23 billion annually at the pump. To achieve this, we require supportive demand and supply side policies, suitable financial structures, and sufficient charging infrastructure. This session considers the current state of affairs including the % of fleet and most recent year’s sales that are zero-emissions vehicles (ZEV) for passenger, buses and trucks, progress made in the past year, and what is required in terms of strengthened policies, capital mobilization, and charging infrastructure roll-out to electrify a significant portion of Canada’s fleet while putting us on track for nearly all new vehicle sales to be ZEV by 2030—as per the Corporate Knights Build Back Better Synthesis Report.
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Moderator:
Toby Heaps
CEO, Corporate Knights
Opening Remarks:
The Hon. Mona Fortier
President of the Treasury Board of Canada
Contributors:
Nino Di Cara
President, Electric Autonomy Canada
Brett Hillhouse
Global Head, Automotive and Electronics Industry, IBM
Joanna Kyriazis
Senior Policy Advisor, Clean Energy Canada
Chief Clarence Louie
CEO, Osoyoos Indian Band
Paul Soubry
President and CEO, NFI Group
Ralph Torrie
Director of Research, Corporate Knights
Stephanie Wallcraft
President, Automobile Journalists Association of Canada
