Overview
- Energy Minister Adrian Dix said the 90% by 2030 and 100% by 2035 requirements are no longer realistic and will be rewritten through legislation in spring 2026.
- Interim steps expand zero‑emission vehicle credit eligibility, relax plug‑in hybrid range rules, and launch a 2026 ZEV Affordability Program that rewards lower prices, financing and charging support.
- Manufacturers will have a built‑in one‑year grace period without penalties while the province revises the rules.
- Officials cite cooling demand, higher prices, supply‑chain strains and U.S. tariff impacts, with B.C. also ending its previously paused provincial EV purchase rebate.
- Ottawa paused the 2026 federal rollout in September and plans changes this winter, as a new C.D. Howe report urges abandoning or substantially revising the national mandate.