Quebec lowers electric vehicle sales targets for second time

MONTREAL — The Quebec government has once again lowered its target for electric vehicle sales.

It is now aiming to have 80 per cent of new vehicle sales be zero-emission by 2035.

The Coalition Avenir Québec government had already signalled its intention last year to back off from a commitment to end all gas-powered vehicle sales by that year.

At the time, the party had discussed lowering the EV sales target to 90 per cent by 2035 — but that target was never officially adopted.