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Ya you should population of Canada is 40M vs. Australia 26M. We are almost the same geographical size to the US, just with alot less people which is how we like it. EV's are big in Vancouver BC, and Quebec but not as big in other provinces. Ex Alberta is or was an oil producing province so lower acceptance their but it's changing. Lots of Canadian supporters here of your channel 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦
And it makes sense that EVs be sold in BC and Quebec, two jurisdictions with enough hydroelectric dams for 100% carbon free electricity, at very good rates.
By far province of Québec take the first place with over 120k this year " don't have the last trimestre" with 9 millions people! Anticipate à huge drop for the next year with the temporary end of subs
@ Probably go down next year but with the high cost of gas, ridiculous rip off costs at the Stealerships, cheap electricity in BC and Quebec and the convenience of plugging in at home, I believe it will it remain strong...
From Quebec. I owned a Volt 2014 for 10.5 years and very satisfied. Just replaced it with a Kona 2025 electric to get the rebate befor it goes down and it's probably be my last car at 77, unless I live to a 100! Really nice car. In winter, we loose 35-40%,but here in Quebec, the charging infrastructure is really good and it's green electricity. So no range anxiety.
I think someone should do an analysis of what it means to "lose 35-40%" in cold weather. Where does that energy go? I surmise that it has not been lost. What has happened is that at cold weather the voltage drops (because of the reduced chemical activity of the battery) and this is presented to the driver as a lower potential driving range. Some energy may also be actually lost heating up the battery and maintaining it at operating temperature. Can winter battery pack insulation mitigate this problem? Perhaps someone who is knowledgeable about this can comment.
Why would you lose 35-40%? I have been driving EV's for 14 years out here in BC and its more like 10-15%. Unless your not pre heating your cabin? My personal 2019 Ioniq is 200-220km range in the summer and 175-200km in the winter. So i lose about 12.5%.
I'm in Canada: my Bolt euv LT has been flawless, and so inexpensive to run I paid it off in fifteen months. When I bought it in early 2023, it was $43,000 out the door, when the average price of a new vehicle in Canada was $66,000 plus taxes and fees. Yes, it loses range in the winter, but I can get 500kms in the summer. I sold three gas cars and a diesel pickup after buying the Bolt, but kept my crf300L dual-sport bike, as ev motorcycles aren't ready yet.
@@Chicago48 - I have no problems finding chargers on Vancouver Island BC, and lower mainland BC in general seems ok. Canada has a very low population density more than 200kms north of the US border, where it can be a challenge to even find gas in some places.
@@gaetanguimond1911 - They were getting dry last summer, yes, though they are filling back up with this fall's decent rain. It doesn't help how much electricity is used by the fracking industry.
@@Chicago48 I travel a lot. I can tell you it's very difficult to find destination chargers at hotels or AirBnbs. making it very inconvinience to travel with pure EVs.
We visited Old Quebec City German Market (And surrounding area) before Christmas and was extremely impressed with EV infrastructure in Quebec. We also noticed how many more EV's are on the road then we have seen elsewhere. You guys are doing it right!
Hi from BC! Excellent news on the high adoption rate!! Quebec has great hydro infrastructure so, like BC, its cheap to charge at home. Just wish it were cheaper in Canada to switch to solar.
I live in Canada 🇨🇦 thanks for recognizing our great country. I own a 2019 Model3 best car I’ve ever owned. My maintenance has been to rotate the tires that’s it. Plug it in at home always have a charge of 80% and my only wish is to have a little longer range on the vehicle. Enjoy your channel it is my go to place for information on anything Tesla. Keep up the good work. Happy 🎉New Year 2025 PS looking to buy a second car in 2025 the refreshed Model Y
Canadian here 🇨🇦 and own a '23 MYP love your channel and your EV insight. Australia is lucky to have more choices ie Chinese, they are the Japanese manufacturers of the 80's.
Really enjoy the channel. One of the reasons why smart people in Canada love EV's is that our gasoline prices are high and our electricity prices are low. With the exception of Alberta (our oil province), electricity prices are around 10 to 12c/kWh, while gas prices average about CA$1.50/litre (ironically, even in Alberta), which works out to US$4.00 per gallon. The US is paying about $3 for gas and more than 15c for electricity and as high as 40c. So, not as easy a sell in the US, even in places with high gas prices. Overnight Ultra-low pricing in Ontario is 5.5c/kWh (with delivery) for 8 hours a night. Pretty cheap to charge my F150 Lightning! My poor Telluride doesn't get much use anymore, except short runs to the store to keep it from seizing up. Total savings per year for me is more than CA$2,500 with moderate driving. Lots of hydro and nuclear here. 2/3 of generation is from non-heat sources (hydro, wind, solar). 40% of heat-sourced is nuclear. Very little coal. Of course, the very low electricity prices don't make it very attractive to install home solar or home batteries. I keep trying to justify it and can't make the numbers work.
Agree about the solar, I'm in the lower mainland of BC. Want to do the solar conversion but its too expensive with hydro being reasonable even when our household charges 2 teslas. Would like to know what the solar average cost per home is in Australia...
@@markapplejohn4376 Same, no interest in signing up for 20yr loan with the feds to pay for it. If they really want us to use solar they need to make it affordable.
San Diego's electricity rate is $0.47 kwh one of the highest in the nation. Part of this is that it is a shareholder owned private business for profit that sends shareholders dividends each year. So we the customers have to subsidize the shareholders in a sense.
Oil sands? Have never been used to produce fuel. They are too high in sulfur content to be suitable for that. That is why the heavy oil upgrader has never been built. It would add an extra $1/liter to the cost at the pump, just to get the sulfur out of it. Why so expensive? Because to enable that process to happen? They have to use ground up cobalt to get a chemical reaction to remove the sulfur. It is the oil industry that is actually the largest consumer of cobalt in the world, not batteries. And the issues in the Congo? Have been going on ever since the oil companies were forced to remove the sulfur from our fuels in the 70's. Coincidence? Not on your life. US interests are behind the first coup that has led to instability in the region ever since.
Sam, we can have way more than 5000$ incentive depending on your province of residence. In the province of quebec, the incentive is 12000$.... until first of january 2025. At that moment, incentive will be down to 9000$. That is a big explanation why october, november and december are breaking record for ev sale in canada.
Incentives drives the growth or slowdown of EV sales. See for case studies Norway and Germany. Wait for USA and Canada to take away all incentives and EV mandates and then we talk. You choose, and I choose what we want. NOT what the government wants! more and more as an independent thinker and consumer I side with Toyota who 😮says worldwide the EV will be at highest at 30% of automotive sales. Because of limitations inherent in feeding electricity to a 1000 pounds gorilla every day also known as EV batteries. Good thing the world is coming to its senses.
@eugentanase3766 you are right at this moment in time. But EV are 10 years old children. Give them another 10 years, and the gorilla weight and price will be cut by half or more
But Canada has imposed a 100% surtax on all Chinese-made electric vehicles (EVs) imported into the country. This includes electric and certain hybrid passenger cars, trucks, buses, and delivery vans. The surtax is in addition to the 6.1% Most-Favoured Nation import tariff that already applies to Chinese-origin EVs. The Canadian government announced the tariff in late August, citing China's state-directed policy of over-capacity. The government also said the tariff would give Canadian industry time to adjust its supply chains. What say proselytizing evangelists? 😆
@@AlainBoivin-x8t you are probably right but Quebec is 2 years ahead of schedule, you can't ignore that fact, the incentives worked, once you go electric, no way you go back to ICE cars.
Canadian model Y owner here. This is the first winter with it and so far so good. I live in the southern part of the country so our winters aren’t the worst by comparison but still plenty of cold, snow etc. no complaints. Snow tires and a slight drop in range but nothing terrible for day to day driving. Also I charge at home every night so it’s no big deal.
I took delivery of my Tesla Y in September 2021 and I’ve put 110k kilometres on it driving all over Western Canada and the Pacific Northwest with no repairs except for a new windshield due to a large rock and replacing the plastic pins that hold the mud flaps in place. Yes, the cold does affect the range but then as always “prior planning prevents piss poor performance”. You plan ahead and everything works. The coldest I’ve driven in is -37C and the car didn’t miss a beat over hundreds of kilometres. My wife drives a Tesla 3. Neither of us would consider owning anything different.
I live just outside of Toronto, have had the same Hyundai Ioniq electric for the last 7 years. It is a bit short on range compared to today's cars at about 160km in mid winter, but it is still the best car I have ever owned. I'm going to drive it until it falls apart, however it pretty much drives just like it did the day I bought it.
Love my Ioniq. We got a 2020 edition and it came with a 38.8kwh battery, so we get about 300km on a full charge in summer, and 280ish in the winter (BC, Victoria). Never going to pay for gas again. ICE is for hockey.
@@mikeyh6104 you most probably will be able to upgrade it’s battery soon in USA, may be in Canada for dirt cheap. Rust is more of our enemy then batteries lol
Hi from Vancouver area of Canada... Have had my model Y since Oct. 2023 and couldn't be happier! In that time I have only charged at a supercharger twice and almost exclusively charge at home which is way cheaper than petrol. Price at the pump for regular 88 is $1.75 per litre so it doesn't take a genius to figure out why canadians are switching. Unfortunately, Canada is beholden to the American legacy auto industry so we are forced to purchase non-chinese EV's and are quite envious of australians who have a much freer access to excellent quality EV's.
We're not beholden to the American legacy auto industry. Those companies, while they still last, provide decent jobs to a good number of our citizens. We haven't banned any other nations' EVs other than China, which was done for geopolitical reasons.
@@MaxChipz A 100% tariff is pretty much a ban. I realise that legacy auto provides good paying jobs but its pretty unforgiveable that in their arrogance legacy auto didn't innovate and adapt to the inevitable rise of EV's...
Total BEVs registered in the UK represent just 3.94% of all vehicle registrations. From such low numbers you can easily see rapid growth, but the big challenges occur as you move up the curve where it gets harder and harder to generate advance. I predict 2025 will be the year government BEV quotas will finally collide with reality - and lose.
Many are being resold,in a very short period of time.Pre registered,and "leased" cars at auction,with between one and ten miles.Used cars with three owners in a year.Owners going back to ICE?@@vincentcausey8498
In five years BEVs have gone from less the 2% of new car sales/registrations to just under 20%, and still enjoing double digit growth. ICE in that same timeframe have declined, diesels to 6% from 26% and petrol to 52% from 68% share. This was mainly without the ZEV mandate being in place, having only been around for one year. ICE sales are declining but EV sales are holding steady with growth. Regarding the S curve, EVs have been outpacing expectations every year, and have already entered the early majority upward swing in many markets, including the UK.
@@vincentcausey8498 I could say it’s easy to picture EV’s as a small percentage with “all vehicle registrations “ , given the entire history of the motor vehicles on the road in the UK but you cannot ignore sales are increasing massively year on year, As of November, BEVs have an 18.7% market share of UK new car sales in 2024 - equating to 338,314 vehicles, a 17.9% increase compared to the same period in 2023. That’s pretty high numbers in just a few years , across Europe its a lot more with new registrations up to 25% while second hand sales of EV’s in 2024 have risen 90% ! As for moving up the curve as it gets bigger Norway has shown this as not a problem . In July 2024 plugin EVs take 94.3% share in Norway, up from 89.9% year on year. BEVs alone took almost 92% of the market, close to a record, and PHEVs contributed 2.4%. I see the biggest problem being the UK charging infrastructure, local councils have been dragging their heels however the UK government issued some far reaching guidelines on local charging including homes without a driveway inc a grant for normal terraced houses installing across the pavement solutions . I think once more & more people realise how much money you can save by charging your car from home the increase in EV’s is only going to rise even quicker. As an engineer with over 30 years experience owning an EV goes against everything within me but it was the wife’s idea & now 2 years in I’m totally convinced this is the way forward , it’s so simple to service, cheap to run and way more efficient than any other vehicle type.
Thank you electric Viking for recognizing Canada, we are all watching your videos and every time we look at the stats it keeps getting bigger and bigger. Per capita it looks like we have now surpassed the United States by a factor of 4% not including the population growth between both countries for electric vehicles. I am a current Chevrolet bolt owner. Electric vehicle sales are going up so fast that I'm starting to see more electric cars than hybrids on the road from my experience in my town of Kitchener Ontario, And here's a fun fact, depending on where you go if you DC fast charge on a long distance road trip in Canada it cost less than $25 Canadian on average on most DC fast charging stations. Some are more but we can be selective. Electric Viking if you can talk more of Canada electric car electrification it would be awesome. We we still have more to offer to the world when it comes to electric cars adoption. I hope one day we will become more like Norway when it comes to electrification. Im crossing my fingers for that future Prediction. Also Electric Viking if you can, take a look at used electric car sales in Canada. I think it also add to the percentage of electric vehicle adoption overtime. Thank you for good work.
Unfortunately our PM JT has no backbone and followed the US auto slap a 100% tariff on Chinese EV’s, otherwise we would love to see the Xiaomi SU7 or AVATR EV’s in Canada! The EV charging infrastructure is also not keeping up with the growing number of EV’s.
Canadian here, eh. Sorry Sam, but I just got off my SkiDoo getting coffee from Tim Hortons. I have to warm up my hands as I try to repair my hockey net with my Canadian Robinson screwdriver so I can shoot pucks on my ice-covered driveway. Cheers, eh. Happy New Year!
Shows again Canada is a large diverse and rich country with many weather climates. While he did that, in Vancouver I washed my car and went golfing....
In Vancouver - EV's are very common and increasingly popular. We bought our Model Y a year ago. Since then, our only regret is that we didn't buy it earlier.
EV sales in NL are coming along wonderfully, considering 98% or so of our electricity comes from falling water it simply makes sense. We have a sizable petroleum sector as well but that is moving toward other applications besides combustion in ICE applications. Saw the first Cybertruck in St. John's, NL just a few days ago. Model 3 and Y are the largest chunk of EV's here with Ioniq 5 and 6 falling in behind those.
Would be even higher but Canada to protect our auto industry ( employs 200,000 Canadians ) slapped 100% tariff on China cars like the US did BYD was about to open sales in Canada in Oct and then pulled out of the deal
Hey Viking, by the looks of the comments on here, you have a huge Canadian following!! Come on up to Canada and come to the BC Hydro All-Electric Show in Vancouver, it we be great to meet you. Have been to Australia and your beer choices are very good... come try a few of ours!
we are Canadian in the Calgary Alberta area..........you wouldnt think its very EV pro given the mighty O&G industry but its growing all the time...........we drive a Audi Q4.........like the channel Sam, good on yer mate
I own a Model Y in Calgary; ice, snow and extreme cold are a very real problem for the car (ice and snow for FSD, extreme cold for range), but I still wouldn’t buy an ICE. Model Y is amazing overall.
It should be noted that range decrease afflicts ICE vehicles in the cold as well; however, their gross inefficiency makes the loss appear minor. Refilling with petrol has also become an accepted ritual or acceptable punishment. 😀
@ But I lose up to 50% range when it dips down to -25C, and that’s with pre-heating. It gets as cold as -40C. BEV batteries still have a ways to go before range in extreme cold won’t be an issue any longer.
Here in Montreal (Québec province) I'm struck by how many Toyota hybrids I see on the roads - they're very popular. But the considerable number of BZ4Xs is more shocking to me. I think it demonstrates how many people here have had excellent experiences with Toyota reliability and longevity, more than any merits of that particular EV. For pure EVs, Hyundai/Kia are definitely next in popularity after Tesla, around here.
I’m a Canadian and we bought 2 Tesla’s in 2023 and replaced our gas guzzling ICE vehicles and will never go back! You actually get $5k federal rebate and $4k provincial rebates in some provinces. You’re also eligible to get a rebate if you have an Electrician install a charger in your home and because we bought in December we also received another $5k back from Tesla. Nearly $25k total on both vehicles. I’m writing this post on a ski trip at a ski resort, no issue at all. And no, EV’s are not more expensive than ICE vehicles in Canada when considering the grants.
i am from slovenija. allso little small komunist country for a lot longer than canda. ad what u do, when canda become china. and not in good way? what then? what then when, gowermetn inslave u to max? what then? electric car in cold wetter. you be sorry so much. you be crying till there will be no teers left ot cry. bellew me. you are building our own prison, with no escape. your own grawe. you better live country while you can.
@@thedude7315 I just bought a MY last week, was driving Honda's all my life and when I called the insurance to ask, they said it price will be about $100 a year lower then my now traded in 2018 civic.
@@NoiserToo From someone else: For the US, depreciation value is usually calculated with the average transaction price which often does *not* take into account incentives such as the US federal tax rebate for up to $7,500 so the starting initial price used to calculate is sometimes effectively off by thousands or even over ten thousand with the inclusion of some state incentives; this is a pretty massive difference given the general range of new car prices the US EV market has been and still is heavily dominated by Tesla and its frequent and sometimes very hefty price changes essentially sets it for the general EV market both because Teslas comprise most of the vehicles in the market and are such a large player that other automakers get strongly affected by Tesla's price changes; Tesla model prices are currently at a very steep discount from their peaks about a couple of years back the US EV market is disproportionately much more heavily represented in the premium segments of the market and the premium segment has pretty much always, regardless of powertrain type, had much higher depreciation rates than the mass market; since EVs are disproportionately weighted towards the premium segments, then this effect will disproportionately show up in EV depreciation prices EV improvements, mostly stemming from battery improvements, have come at a fairly rapid clip for all EVs though a minor point is that it's been the case especially for earlier more "compliance"-y electric vehicles which generally had less than impressive specs
@ - A Tesla Model Y that costs $49,381 new will depreciate 57% after five years, resulting in a resale value of $21,308. But as you say, the tax payers shares in that massive depreciation. Now compare it to a Lexus RX 350 that will depreciate 39% after 5 years and have a 5 year resale value of $37,462. Which car is a smarter purchase?
I am Canadian and have a Tesla M3. I did not qualify for any of the incentives at the time. It was very expensive - about $73000 CDN, including taxes. I would kill for a Chinese EV and I guarantee EV sales in Canada would explode if we had access to them. The EV infrastructure in Canada is not very good - if it were better, I think that EVs would be even more popular. Range anxiety is real and the distances in Canada are huge, and EVs lose about 35% range in winter. However, most Canadians stay inside cities and there EVs are fantastic.
In rural Nova Scotia, charging is good. Tesla installed chargers on our Main Street 5 years ago - Annapolis Royal (pop. 550). Superchargers EVry 100km❤
Canada and Australia are very different and we also have a lot in common. However, the only Chinese electric vehicles I've seen here in the GWN are Volvos and Polestars. You guys have a lot of them to choose from. Hopefully, we will see more, but we have a 100% tariff on them which is absurd.
Every EV make , whether it’s Tesla, VW, GM, Volvo, Chevy and especially the Hyundai/Kia group are seen everywhere at the moment here in the north of Québec. Stopping at a traffic light, I reckon there is always a few EV's in the line. 😮 completely opposite to five years ago when I purchased my Kona E. 😅 Also, Hydro Québec is where 96% of the energy is produced, and the charging network is top class.
Quebec driver here. 2nd winter in my first EV, an Ioniq 6 that is a great winter car because it: 1) Is always charged when I need it for daily use - no more freezing my hands at gas pumps at temperatures that easily get to -15C (5F) and can be much lower; 2) Is toasty and warm when I get in; 3) Has heated seats and steering wheel - glove free driving; 4) Heats very quickly if I forget to turn on the heat remotely - let’s hear it for heat pumps; 5) Melts the ice off itself-no more chipping the ice off the window and roof; 6) Has decent winter range at the worst of times, say at least 300km (190 miles); 7) Causes no “will it crank” anxiety! And all of the heating prior to leaving home is done while connected to my charger so little or no range loss incurred, and no issues with idling the car too long; No freezing hands on fast charging either - just swipe a card or better an app from inside the car, and walk away - gloves on at all time and no standing about holding the gas nozzle; Range can be substantially reduced in winter, but in Quebec that has meant making sure the battery pre-conditioning is enabled and picking the most handy charger that is free. I have only once in perhaps 6 thousand kilometres of road tripping in Quebec, had to reroute to a different charger. The only real issue that I have had has been ice accumulation in the wheel wells that are lined with a soft material. I carry a snowblower chute clearing tool to chip away at it, and may move to more closed rims to see if helps, but I will greatly appreciate comments on this issue which is not strictly speaking a EV issue. My actual range decrease in the winter has been as much as 33% but one has to imagine 0C to -20C, high winds, slippery/greasy road surfaces, inches of snow on the road, freezing rain, snow on ice…. My Subaru seemed to lose quite a bit of range under these conditions also. And I have always gotten to my destination. In short, I love driving my EV in the winter because it starts, is charged up, is toasty and warm, frees itself from its coating of ice and never needs me to take off my gloves in the biting north wind to deal with a fuel pump. Happy travels all! Note: When it is really cold, I may leave the preconditioning off to preserve range unless I am really sure of charging stop. I prefer to read my book while charging slowly than to get stuck at -30C (-22F). Note: I do not trust the range estimates of the car much at the best of times, and generally plan my own stops with good margins for error, failures and rerouting during the winter. Meaning that, as the temperature heads down from -10C, I more and more try to never be under 20% or 100km of remaining range if I can help it. Note: I mitigate the winter range loss with 19 inch Fastco EV05 rims that are more aerodynamic and lighter than the 20 inch OEM rims, plus Michelin X-ICE snow tires. Certainly takes the rough edge off.
I drive from Winnipeg MB to Victoria BC every year and every year the CHARGING is getting better and I am surprised where I FIND chargers BC Hydro (power utility in BC) has built out EV charging network on the main highways through the mountains at the rest stops and road side attractions and is VERY CHEAP to USE
Toyota is a BIG seller in Vancouver with the Asian population and I 100% would believe the BZ4X IS selling well AND so is the RAV4 PRIME and BC / Quebec is the "powerhouse" driving EV sales with Quebec around 35% EV last year
Toyota is selling a lot of BZ4X in Quebec because of the reduction of our Roulez Vert incentives on January 1st. Toyota (like Hyundai, GM, Ford, VW and Tesla) has diverted EV from dealers in Ontario and other provinces to meet the demand in Quebec. QC government has introduced strict regulation on the % of electric car to be sold and huge penalties if dealers don’t comply.
I bought a PHEV with rebate before Tesla 3 became available in Canada. So far It has cumulative fuel consumption of 1.2 L/100 Km on the meter for all the kilometers under its belt. Had Chinese EVs been allowed into the country, I would have already switched over to full EV. Also if that were the case, rebate most likely would be redundant for the EV transition, although it could still serve the purpose of supporting local industry during the transition.
Some provinces in Canada (BC, Quebec, others?) are very pro EVs due to their huge hydro power resources, others (Alberta, Saskatchewan) are very negative due to reliance on fossil fuels. It's really a case of two completely separate sets of policies depending on where you are.
@@davidanderson8469 We have enough Hydro Dams to not need nuclear much. We just need to get Alberta and Saskatchewan off coal/Natural gas. Both are perfect locations for solar. Nuclear is a thing of the past with solar and battery prices the way they are
@@johnmurdoch6696 from the latest report(2021) 85% of electricity in alberta was from coal or natural gas... less than 15% renewables compared to the country average of over 60% or places like BC at 95% renewables. www.cer-rec.gc.ca/en/data-analysis/energy-markets/provincial-territorial-energy-profiles/provincial-territorial-energy-profiles-alberta.html
Some Canadian provinces (British Columbia, Manitoba and Quebec) have some of the cheapest electricity in the world, and we have high taxes on gasoline (except maybe in Alberta). Alberta produces 90% of our oil and gas. Most of our electricity is from hydropower, with significant nuclear power in Ontario. Very little is produced from coal.
EV sales PANIC!! EVryone expects tax breaks to end in 3 months. My revivifier bought an E-Quinox Dec. 9th as it was delivered to the dealer in rural Nova Scotia!
Alberta government is slow rolling supercharger approvals. That is why other provinces have much better infrastructure already. The Tesla dealership I talked with is delivering 30-50 cars a day.
Canadian here. A coworker of mine just bought a Tesla. I’d like to buy electric but we do a lot of travel in rural areas so we aren’t prepared to go electric until there is more charging infrastructure. For work I take transit. For sure though people are much more accepting of electric now than prior to the pandemic.
$5000 incentives apply to Toyota PHEVs, it depends on battery sizes. Smaller battery PHEVs only get 2500. But RAV4 and Prius primes get $5000 rebates. Cold climates do pose unique challenges to EV operation, not just range, but how long you can stay on road while keeping warm. For example, we were stuck in a traffic jam for 1.5 hours moved only 10km during that time. My EV consumed nearly 20 kwh during that time in -15C keeping my family and myself warm. Luckily, my was also an PHEV, so I could run the engine for 5 minutes, and shut it off for next 20 minutes while the climate fan blows the residual heat from the engine to help use less battery. It beats pure ICE cars which have to idle engine the whole time consuming much more fuel. Even without traffic congestion, I run the ICE for the first 5 min of trip, and use the residual heat from it to keep the cabin warm for the remaining 20 - 30 minutes of trip using electric motor only for motion, and none for heat. Heat pump is not very efficient in this kind of low temperature so it does little to help. Of course ideally, if an EV came with a fuel based heater - either biofuel or ethenol based, it would completely remove the need for ICE and dramatically increase the efficiency and range ot EV in extreme cold weather. But I can only dream and hope.
The stats are really uneven per province, for example, alberta, less then 5% of cars are EVs while in Quebec it's more then 33%! And look at the charging infrastructure map... Circuit électrique in Québec covers every corner the province while alberta has barely anything
I live in Canuckistan. You're right, most things that happen that are sad, happen because of politics. And EVs ARE a lot more expensive in Canuckistan than in other countries. That's probably the only reason I haven't bought one yet. Who the hell are these people who can drop $60 on a frigging car? What do they do for a living? I really wanna know, so I can start doing that, too.
Update from Canada, Sam, in the last 2 quarters, half of all BEV sales in Canada where in the Quebec province where i live, because the provincial incentive went down from $7k to $4k in 2025, and the sales numbers you see for Toyota are mostly for BEV, since only 3% of the 26,000 are for rechargeable hybrid, why? because customers also talk with their wallet! In Canada a BZ4X is about the same price as a Hyundai Kona EV which has about the same performance but is way smaller, a Hyundai ionic 5 is $10k more, about the same for the model Y a Mach E or an ID4, the BZ4X is not a bad car at all, it is so much cheaper that we forgive for not being quite at par with the range and charging time!
We purchased two gently used Teslas in 2024 - 2022 Model 3 LR / 2023 Model Y - Std Range - we love going electric. We charge primarily at home during low rate times. We have driven our Model Y to Florida and back , no issues, no surprises. Even with the $$ exchange for SuperCharging ( USD vs CAD ) it’s about $400 CDN to travel to Florida and back to Canada 🇨🇦. We used to drive a Kia Niro Hybrid and that would have cost us comparatively , $600 for the same drives. We are not yet retired, still working in our early 60’s - will not go back to ICE cars. Winter , no issues. We have no range anxiety , the SC network is great when needed. However when typical at home driving we are always charging at home. We added 37K to our Model Y ( Supercharged when road tripping to Florida ) , Cost $1,319.88 Cdn vs my previous KIA Niro which would have been $2,760 Cdn. Just as a real use case scenario. Cheers
Canada's always in the game! EXRO, the power electronics company is based in Calgary Canada, and is working with top tier automotive companies, ie Stellantis, Mack trucks, etc and makes electrification and energy storage infrastructure more efficient and cheaper. Go Canada!
Omg a Canadian video! I’m genuinely surprised. Did you know there’s more people in just one state California then all of here in Canada Less than 36 million or so here Yes I’m doing my part trying to convince people to go electric and showing people your videos, I bought a plug in hybrid albeit not fully electric I’m doing the best I can. My next one will be full eletctric. I really want the Xiami SU7 (I can dream) Waiting for more EVs or maybe a sudden Chinese invasion.. who knows oneday in the future
EVs Sold in the UK in 2024 338,314 new In 2024 to date, there has been 338,314 new fully electric cars sold, which is 18.7% market share of all new cars registered this year. More fully electric cars have now been sold this year than the whole of last year.
Canada Petrol/Gasoline is near as twice the price of the USA and a family sedan can cost $100 a tank to fill up prices from $1.40L up to over $2.0L CAD and electricity at home is around .10C a kWh and .35 at BC Hydro fast chargers even tesla superchargers are as low as .30 and they are NOT CHEAP
@@gaetanguimond1911 That and the carbon taxes that they keep adding. Like any energy resource, electricity will keep going up as our dams dry up and they have to import electricity as demand goes up with heat pump and electric car adoption..
Oh Sam, what about Canada imposing a 100% tariff on Chinese-made electric vehicles (EVs) on October 1, 2024? And why? The Canadian government says the tariff is necessary to protect Canadian auto workers and the auto sector from unfair competition from Chinese producers. What say Sam?
The Canadian (as well as Quebec and Ontario) governments put a LOT of money into battery plants (Northvolt) and auto plants (Honda, Toyota etc.) to be able to manufacture in Canada. Now China is crushing it with lower costs due to high volumes, but also industry leadership in battery and EV technology. They can produce a car for cheaper than what Canada can, and if they were allowed to enter duty free, all those investments in Canadian plants would be worthless. So the governments took a risk, and the benefactors didn't care about competition that much because it was public money they were getting. Now they are stuck between a rock and a hard place, so to speak.
In the UK 338,314 EVs were sold in the UK in 2024, 18.7% of the new car market. We don’t have any incentives other than a lower tax rate for company car users.
I live near Blue Mountain ski resorts about two hour drive north of Toronto Canada. Driving between here and Toronto you pass by an EV every ten seconds, mostly Tesla.
As Canadians in BC with our Hydro power, we have owned a VW ID.4 since March 2023, and we don’t regret it. The battery hates the cold weather but it rarely goes below freezing, so we can live with it. The car is extremely well built and is a pleasure to drive. We are fortunate to have home charging but there is also a steadily increasing level 3 charging network here, but an EV is not a practical option yet for people who live in apartment buildings, as charging is more inconvenient. The new buildings do have level 2 charging in their parkades, but they are not really practical. Mass EV usage won’t take off until you can do an up to 80-100% charge in 15 minutes or less.
If Chinese vehicles start selling in North America (without steep tariffs) they will wipe out the big three very quickly. We can’t just open the floodgate. Canada has little choice but to mirror U.S. policy for better or worse. You can argue for or against incentives on EV’s, but it was a way of kick-starting the shift. EV’s will ultimately dominate. It needs about another decade to allow for better batteries, more charging options, and then maybe a few of the legacy automakers can survive.
Is capitalism not about survival of the fittest ? The G7 preach about democracy and capitalism in the same sentence as if the 2 are inseparable. They preach about open markets when they are in a position of advantage and protectionism when they are on the back foot. The reason they are behind china on ev and battery technology is because they believed that Chinese engineers were not capable of complicated engineering and thought that it would take China decades to catch up. They were wrong and lost the bet now they are crying foul.
I've been driving electric for 11 years in Canada. Contrary to what some believe, EVs are actually better than ICE vehicles in cold weather. They always start, while ICE, particularly diesel, can be hard to start. That's why ICE vehicles are often equipped with block heaters that are plugged in overnight in the coldest weather. That's also why our local transit authority runs their diesel (that are parked outside) 24 hours a day during the coldest days.
Oh Canada! As of October 1, 2024, Canada has imposed a 100% surtax on all Chinese-made electric vehicles (EVs) imported into the country. This includes electric and certain hybrid passenger cars, trucks, buses, and delivery vans. The surtax is in addition to the 6.1% Most-Favoured Nation import tariff that already applies to Chinese-origin EVs. The Canadian government announced the tariff in late August, citing China's state-directed policy of over-capacity. The government also said the tariff would give Canadian industry time to adjust its supply chains. What say evangelists? 😆
You might consider “where” in Canada those sales are occurring. I think by province would be interesting, and even more interesting would be an urban vs rural purchase. I strongly suspect that there is a significant geographic focus to these sales. (There are also significant political differences across the country and they also factor into EV sales.
I would very much like it if you would make a reaction video on MGUY Australia "reasons EV revolution will never happen" stance. He has raised several reasons I would like to hear a counterarguments for
@@plextor2000 You do have the knowledge and the data but apparently you don't want to as everything is just one google away. Governments and the auto industry have numerous websites on which they report the current status. The funny thing is that it's always the exact opposite of what MGUY is telling you. So either they are all lying all over the world or he is lying, which is more likely?
@@plextor2000 It's a reasonable request so you shouldn't be getting hostile pushback. You should ask Ben Sullins -- that's exactly the kind of videos he does and I believe he's mentioned "Mguy" a few times already. Electric Viking is doing a different kind of show. th-cam.com/video/GBxxxBU9T08/w-d-xo.html
Trouble is a lot of people here are buying more hybrids thinking they are superior (Toyota). BEV operating cost is a no brainer. In Toronto, the gas prices are around $1.53/L, while I pay $.076/kwh for electricity at night. Contrary to popular belief, here in Ontario we have mostly massive nuclear power (Quebec is huge in hydro). I see a lot of Teslas around and the nearest store from me is 3 hours away (soon to be 2). Waiting for Juniper!
As a Canadian i can say you see big city people like in Vancouver buying EV's. They are good for that lifestyle. Canada is really remote once you get outside Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver. Your lucky to find a gas station/bring extra fuel and tools, nevermind a charger. Also the economy here has suffered where a new cars are just for the wealthy.
Hey. Visiting the big city - Kingston, NS (pop. 3,000) in our E-Quinox from Annapolis Royal (pop. 550)! Got Supetchargers and Cybertrucks… How about you?
@@NoiserToo Then expect Ontario and Alberta to lose economically going forward. The world is moving to EVs and Canada will suffer economically if it doesn't continue to innovate.
@@northernouthouse - with all due respect, I say Canada is going to lose biggly if they don’t dump the government push to EVs and return to their strengths in gas, oil and employed workers in Legacy. Pls wake up to the CCP brainwashing and stop chasing the EV pipe dream.
I just bought my second tesla model S and man that place was busy for a Saturday. I paid a luxury tax on this car of $5700 because it was over $100k. Canadians are probably making all their money from Tesla stock lol.
Canada has got a lot to offer. EV driving is improving but there are a few issues. The biggest is the fact that EV charging require (in most of the Level 3 options) a membership in a service provider. I currently have 6 different "cards" for the differing sources. Why do we have to have EV charging this way. I know of only one service here where all you need is a credit card. This has to change!!!
A thing to remember is a lot of the worlds "fleet" are spare cars that almost never move. Between me and my dad we have 8 vehicles but 5 combined maybe do 100km a year as they are collector cars. They are registered but don't move hardly. so even though only 1 is BEV and 1 is PHEV probably 90% of the km's driven in a year for us are on electricity. I know lots of people that have a EV as a daily driver but also a old gas truck and a hot rod or muscle car. So the bulk of the "new" fleet that gets used is cars made in the last 5-10 years. look at that and the EV % is much higher. But i agree we should keep the incentives a bit longer.
I live on Vancouver Island. BEVs and PHEVs are clearly gaining popularity. However only people who can charge at home can buy BEVs. Even those who do own BEVs here have alternate gas vehicle for longer trips. I used to own one but had to change to a PHEV as I park on the street and have no local public charging. The few public chargers are either broken or occupied, so the result is that I'm lucky to charge 10% of my driving, mostly gas. The BC government provides incentives to buy EVs, but has no program to incentives public chargers. Until this changes there will be an upper limit of BEVs here, probably already reached that point.
? really? i live on Vancouver island and there is fantastic charging infrastructure here. I drive a full EV 2019 Ioniq(200km range) and my wife drives a 2018 Outlander PHEV and we can't wait to get rid of the PHEV and get her a full EV also. BC Hydro stations always work and lots are still free!
@@3184Patrick I only know of 2 BC Hydro charging stations, one in Nanaimo and one in Victoria. I don't consider that to be lots. I live in Duncan and would have to drive to Victoria or Nanaimo to find a Supercharger.
Blocking Chinese EV’s in Canada is not politics, it’s economics. There’s thousand of automotive jobs in Canada that are tied to American automakers. Like you’ve said, Australia doesn’t have a horse in the race, since all of the automakers pulled out of Aus. Any country that does have a local automotive industry is smart to block Chinese cars, so that it doesn’t destroy their local economy.
when a parliament/government/president introduce import tariffs you can't say it's not politics 😂😂😂 Maybe you meant that the reason behind the political decision is economy.
Saving thousands of jobs in the automotive at the expense of millions? You do know that people will have to spend way much more to buy a car without competition right?
No, that's politics, and it is myopic. It politically helps out one segment of the population at the expense of another. It would be better if it was used in a way to temporarily and gradually mitigate the disruption of an old industry, but that doesn't appear to be the case. Temporarily protecting a stagnant industry will have long term economic consequences worse than than just tearing off the bandaid, as the rest of the world and all the major players are racing forward.
Let Chinese build the EV's in Canada will still produce a lot of jobs, and Canada would have a chance to build the new era cars! BYD already builds electric buses in Canada and US! Canada would never be able to compete with countries that are having Chinese EV plants now, the supply chains would only grow there!
Here in HK, BZ4X can't compete with BYD, Zeekr, Xpeng and other Chinese EVs. Toyota sold a paltry 19 EVs in Nov 2024 while BYD sold 317, Zeekr 201 and Xpeng 158. And the BZ4X was first introduced in HK 2 1/2 years ago, well ahead of the Chinese EVs. What we're quickly finding out is Toyota's reliability reputation does not carry over to EVs.
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Vancouver resident here. We bought our first EV a year ago. They are the best thing ever!
Ya you should population of Canada is 40M vs. Australia 26M. We are almost the same geographical size to the US, just with alot less people which is how we like it. EV's are big in Vancouver BC, and Quebec but not as big in other provinces. Ex Alberta is or was an oil producing province so lower acceptance their but it's changing. Lots of Canadian supporters here of your channel 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦
Canada is the 2nd largest country in the world by landmass and quite a bit larger than the USA... Russia is largest by landmass.
And it makes sense that EVs be sold in BC and Quebec, two jurisdictions with enough hydroelectric dams for 100% carbon free electricity, at very good rates.
By far province of Québec take the first place with over 120k this year " don't have the last trimestre" with 9 millions people! Anticipate à huge drop for the next year with the temporary end of subs
@ Probably go down next year but with the high cost of gas, ridiculous rip off costs at the Stealerships, cheap electricity in BC and Quebec and the convenience of plugging in at home, I believe it will it remain strong...
From Quebec. I owned a Volt 2014 for 10.5 years and very satisfied. Just replaced it with a Kona 2025 electric to get the rebate befor it goes down and it's probably be my last car at 77, unless I live to a 100! Really nice car. In winter, we loose 35-40%,but here in Quebec, the charging infrastructure is really good and it's green electricity. So no range anxiety.
I think someone should do an analysis of what it means to "lose 35-40%" in cold weather. Where does that energy go? I surmise that it has not been lost. What has happened is that at cold weather the voltage drops (because of the reduced chemical activity of the battery) and this is presented to the driver as a lower potential driving range. Some energy may also be actually lost heating up the battery and maintaining it at operating temperature. Can winter battery pack insulation mitigate this problem? Perhaps someone who is knowledgeable about this can comment.
Why would you lose 35-40%? I have been driving EV's for 14 years out here in BC and its more like 10-15%. Unless your not pre heating your cabin? My personal 2019 Ioniq is 200-220km range in the summer and 175-200km in the winter. So i lose about 12.5%.
@@bengt_axle Very simple chemistry. Chemistry reaction goes with temperature. The lower the temperature, the slower the reaction.
And the slower reaction means less efficiency.
@@pierreforget3357 yes but i also drive my EV in the Cold and its never that bad. Not anywhere close
I'm in Canada: my Bolt euv LT has been flawless, and so inexpensive to run I paid it off in fifteen months. When I bought it in early 2023, it was $43,000 out the door, when the average price of a new vehicle in Canada was $66,000 plus taxes and fees. Yes, it loses range in the winter, but I can get 500kms in the summer. I sold three gas cars and a diesel pickup after buying the Bolt, but kept my crf300L dual-sport bike, as ev motorcycles aren't ready yet.
Canada also has lots of hydro power
@@mmmuck but the dams are at record low
I wonder about the charging stations in Canada. We have practically nothing in America.
@@Chicago48 - I have no problems finding chargers on Vancouver Island BC, and lower mainland BC in general seems ok. Canada has a very low population density more than 200kms north of the US border, where it can be a challenge to even find gas in some places.
@@gaetanguimond1911 - They were getting dry last summer, yes, though they are filling back up with this fall's decent rain. It doesn't help how much electricity is used by the fracking industry.
@@Chicago48 I travel a lot. I can tell you it's very difficult to find destination chargers at hotels or AirBnbs. making it very inconvinience to travel with pure EVs.
I am in the province of Québec and glad to report that in December 2024, 34% of new cars sold were EV.
We visited Old Quebec City German Market (And surrounding area) before Christmas and was extremely impressed with EV infrastructure in Quebec. We also noticed how many more EV's are on the road then we have seen elsewhere. You guys are doing it right!
Hi from BC! Excellent news on the high adoption rate!! Quebec has great hydro infrastructure so, like BC, its cheap to charge at home. Just wish it were cheaper in Canada to switch to solar.
Wow! Vive le Quebec electrique!
I live in Canada 🇨🇦 thanks for recognizing our great country. I own a 2019 Model3 best car I’ve ever owned. My maintenance has been to rotate the tires that’s it. Plug it in at home always have a charge of 80% and my only wish is to have a little longer range on the vehicle. Enjoy your channel it is my go to place for information on anything Tesla. Keep up the good work. Happy 🎉New Year 2025 PS looking to buy a second car in 2025 the refreshed Model Y
Canadian here 🇨🇦 and own a '23 MYP love your channel and your EV insight. Australia is lucky to have more choices ie Chinese, they are the Japanese manufacturers of the 80's.
Australia will soon be a colony of China, Sam will be the minister of transportation 🤣
Really enjoy the channel.
One of the reasons why smart people in Canada love EV's is that our gasoline prices are high and our electricity prices are low. With the exception of Alberta (our oil province), electricity prices are around 10 to 12c/kWh, while gas prices average about CA$1.50/litre (ironically, even in Alberta), which works out to US$4.00 per gallon. The US is paying about $3 for gas and more than 15c for electricity and as high as 40c. So, not as easy a sell in the US, even in places with high gas prices. Overnight Ultra-low pricing in Ontario is 5.5c/kWh (with delivery) for 8 hours a night. Pretty cheap to charge my F150 Lightning! My poor Telluride doesn't get much use anymore, except short runs to the store to keep it from seizing up. Total savings per year for me is more than CA$2,500 with moderate driving.
Lots of hydro and nuclear here. 2/3 of generation is from non-heat sources (hydro, wind, solar). 40% of heat-sourced is nuclear. Very little coal.
Of course, the very low electricity prices don't make it very attractive to install home solar or home batteries. I keep trying to justify it and can't make the numbers work.
Agree about the solar, I'm in the lower mainland of BC. Want to do the solar conversion but its too expensive with hydro being reasonable even when our household charges 2 teslas. Would like to know what the solar average cost per home is in Australia...
@@markapplejohn4376 Same, no interest in signing up for 20yr loan with the feds to pay for it. If they really want us to use solar they need to make it affordable.
San Diego's electricity rate is $0.47 kwh one of the highest in the nation. Part of this is that it is a shareholder owned private business for profit that sends shareholders dividends each year. So we the customers have to subsidize the shareholders in a sense.
Oil sands? Have never been used to produce fuel. They are too high in sulfur content to be suitable for that. That is why the heavy oil upgrader has never been built. It would add an extra $1/liter to the cost at the pump, just to get the sulfur out of it. Why so expensive? Because to enable that process to happen? They have to use ground up cobalt to get a chemical reaction to remove the sulfur. It is the oil industry that is actually the largest consumer of cobalt in the world, not batteries. And the issues in the Congo? Have been going on ever since the oil companies were forced to remove the sulfur from our fuels in the 70's. Coincidence? Not on your life. US interests are behind the first coup that has led to instability in the region ever since.
Sam, we can have way more than 5000$ incentive depending on your province of residence.
In the province of quebec, the incentive is 12000$.... until first of january 2025. At that moment, incentive will be down to 9000$.
That is a big explanation why october, november and december are breaking record for ev sale in canada.
That makes sense, but all that incentive money, and more, will be lost on resale.
But no Chinese EV sales, a?
Incentives drives the growth or slowdown of EV sales. See for case studies Norway and Germany. Wait for USA and Canada to take away all incentives and EV mandates and then we talk. You choose, and I choose what we want. NOT what the government wants! more and more as an independent thinker and consumer I side with Toyota who 😮says worldwide the EV will be at highest at 30% of automotive sales. Because of limitations inherent in feeding electricity to a 1000 pounds gorilla every day also known as EV batteries. Good thing the world is coming to its senses.
@eugentanase3766 you are right at this moment in time. But EV are 10 years old children. Give them another 10 years, and the gorilla weight and price will be cut by half or more
But Canada has imposed a 100% surtax on all Chinese-made electric vehicles (EVs) imported into the country. This includes electric and certain hybrid passenger cars, trucks, buses, and delivery vans. The surtax is in addition to the 6.1% Most-Favoured Nation import tariff that already applies to Chinese-origin EVs.
The Canadian government announced the tariff in late August, citing China's state-directed policy of over-capacity. The government also said the tariff would give Canadian industry time to adjust its supply chains. What say proselytizing evangelists? 😆
In the province of Quebec, in the third quarter we we're at 34%, possibly 40% in the last quarter 😊😊
A huge drop is becoming for 2025 with the temporary stop of incentives
@@AlainBoivin-x8t you are probably right but Quebec is 2 years ahead of schedule, you can't ignore that fact, the incentives worked, once you go electric, no way you go back to ICE cars.
Canadian model Y owner here. This is the first winter with it and so far so good. I live in the southern part of the country so our winters aren’t the worst by comparison but still plenty of cold, snow etc. no complaints. Snow tires and a slight drop in range but nothing terrible for day to day driving. Also I charge at home every night so it’s no big deal.
I took delivery of my Tesla Y in September 2021 and I’ve put 110k kilometres on it driving all over Western Canada and the Pacific Northwest with no repairs except for a new windshield due to a large rock and replacing the plastic pins that hold the mud flaps in place. Yes, the cold does affect the range but then as always “prior planning prevents piss poor performance”. You plan ahead and everything works. The coldest I’ve driven in is -37C and the car didn’t miss a beat over hundreds of kilometres. My wife drives a Tesla 3. Neither of us would consider owning anything different.
I live just outside of Toronto, have had the same Hyundai Ioniq electric for the last 7 years. It is a bit short on range compared to today's cars at about 160km in mid winter, but it is still the best car I have ever owned. I'm going to drive it until it falls apart, however it pretty much drives just like it did the day I bought it.
Love my Ioniq. We got a 2020 edition and it came with a 38.8kwh battery, so we get about 300km on a full charge in summer, and 280ish in the winter (BC, Victoria).
Never going to pay for gas again. ICE is for hockey.
@@mikeyh6104 you most probably will be able to upgrade it’s battery soon in USA, may be in Canada for dirt cheap. Rust is more of our enemy then batteries lol
@@jamesmartens160 Yeah i love my 2019 Ioniq just north of you in Nanaimo. Perfect cars for vancouver island.
Hi from Vancouver area of Canada... Have had my model Y since Oct. 2023 and couldn't be happier! In that time I have only charged at a supercharger twice and almost exclusively charge at home which is way cheaper than petrol. Price at the pump for regular 88 is $1.75 per litre so it doesn't take a genius to figure out why canadians are switching. Unfortunately, Canada is beholden to the American legacy auto industry so we are forced to purchase non-chinese EV's and are quite envious of australians who have a much freer access to excellent quality EV's.
We're not beholden to the American legacy auto industry. Those companies, while they still last, provide decent jobs to a good number of our citizens. We haven't banned any other nations' EVs other than China, which was done for geopolitical reasons.
@@MaxChipz A 100% tariff is pretty much a ban. I realise that legacy auto provides good paying jobs but its pretty unforgiveable that in their arrogance legacy auto didn't innovate and adapt to the inevitable rise of EV's...
Govt. out here in British Columbia is very pro EV and it is fantastic.
BC Hydro has the best value at the recharging station.
@ yeap, electricity in BC is very cheap cause of hydro and subsidies.
@@chandrangmakwana252 Who funds the subsidies?
@@davidanderson8469our great Socialist NDP government, that cares for people’s well being and clean nature!
@@gordonpi8674i disagree with you, Justin & Jack isn't the best for this country, who will pay for all this massive debts!!!!
Owner of 2 Teslas here. Will take delivery of an Ora. Never ICE again.
No incentive in the UK & EV sales are still taking off.
Total BEVs registered in the UK represent just 3.94% of all vehicle registrations. From such low numbers you can easily see rapid growth, but the big challenges occur as you move up the curve where it gets harder and harder to generate advance. I predict 2025 will be the year government BEV quotas will finally collide with reality - and lose.
Many are being resold,in a very short period of time.Pre registered,and "leased" cars at auction,with between one and ten miles.Used cars with three owners in a year.Owners going back to ICE?@@vincentcausey8498
Fake sales,see comment below
In five years BEVs have gone from less the 2% of new car sales/registrations to just under 20%, and still enjoing double digit growth. ICE in that same timeframe have declined, diesels to 6% from 26% and petrol to 52% from 68% share. This was mainly without the ZEV mandate being in place, having only been around for one year. ICE sales are declining but EV sales are holding steady with growth. Regarding the S curve, EVs have been outpacing expectations every year, and have already entered the early majority upward swing in many markets, including the UK.
@@vincentcausey8498 I could say it’s easy to picture EV’s as a small percentage with “all vehicle registrations “ , given the entire history of the motor vehicles on the road in the UK but you cannot ignore sales are increasing massively year on year, As of November, BEVs have an 18.7% market share of UK new car sales in 2024 - equating to 338,314 vehicles, a 17.9% increase compared to the same period in 2023. That’s pretty high numbers in just a few years , across Europe its a lot more with new registrations up to 25% while second hand sales of EV’s in 2024 have risen 90% ! As for moving up the curve as it gets bigger Norway has shown this as not a problem . In July 2024 plugin EVs take 94.3% share in Norway, up from 89.9% year on year. BEVs alone took almost 92% of the market, close to a record, and PHEVs contributed 2.4%. I see the biggest problem being the UK charging infrastructure, local councils have been dragging their heels however the UK government issued some far reaching guidelines on local charging including homes without a driveway inc a grant for normal terraced houses installing across the pavement solutions . I think once more & more people realise how much money you can save by charging your car from home the increase in EV’s is only going to rise even quicker. As an engineer with over 30 years experience owning an EV goes against everything within me but it was the wife’s idea & now 2 years in I’m totally convinced this is the way forward , it’s so simple to service, cheap to run and way more efficient than any other vehicle type.
Thank you electric Viking for recognizing Canada, we are all watching your videos and every time we look at the stats it keeps getting bigger and bigger. Per capita it looks like we have now surpassed the United States by a factor of 4% not including the population growth between both countries for electric vehicles. I am a current Chevrolet bolt owner. Electric vehicle sales are going up so fast that I'm starting to see more electric cars than hybrids on the road from my experience in my town of Kitchener Ontario, And here's a fun fact, depending on where you go if you DC fast charge on a long distance road trip in Canada it cost less than $25 Canadian on average on most DC fast charging stations. Some are more but we can be selective. Electric Viking if you can talk more of Canada electric car electrification it would be awesome. We we still have more to offer to the world when it comes to electric cars adoption. I hope one day we will become more like Norway when it comes to electrification. Im crossing my fingers for that future Prediction. Also Electric Viking if you can, take a look at used electric car sales in Canada. I think it also add to the percentage of electric vehicle adoption overtime. Thank you for good work.
Happy New Year everyone !
Unfortunately our PM JT has no backbone and followed the US auto slap a 100% tariff on Chinese EV’s, otherwise we would love to see the Xiaomi SU7 or AVATR EV’s in Canada! The EV charging infrastructure is also not keeping up with the growing number of EV’s.
Canadian here, eh. Sorry Sam, but I just got off my SkiDoo getting coffee from Tim Hortons. I have to warm up my hands as I try to repair my hockey net with my Canadian Robinson screwdriver so I can shoot pucks on my ice-covered driveway. Cheers, eh. Happy New Year!
Shows again Canada is a large diverse and rich country with many weather climates. While he did that, in Vancouver I washed my car and went golfing....
In Vancouver - EV's are very common and increasingly popular. We bought our Model Y a year ago. Since then, our only regret is that we didn't buy it earlier.
EV sales in NL are coming along wonderfully, considering 98% or so of our electricity comes from falling water it simply makes sense. We have a sizable petroleum sector as well but that is moving toward other applications besides combustion in ICE applications. Saw the first Cybertruck in St. John's, NL just a few days ago. Model 3 and Y are the largest chunk of EV's here with Ioniq 5 and 6 falling in behind those.
Would be even higher but Canada to protect our auto industry ( employs 200,000 Canadians ) slapped 100% tariff on China cars like the US did
BYD was about to open sales in Canada in Oct and then pulled out of the deal
Hey Viking, by the looks of the comments on here, you have a huge Canadian following!! Come on up to Canada and come to the BC Hydro All-Electric Show in Vancouver, it we be great to meet you. Have been to Australia and your beer choices are very good... come try a few of ours!
Glad ta here from the canadians
I eent EV in Oct 2021 because of the Crabon Tax. I see a lot of Polstar in Toronto daily. Happy New Year
we are Canadian in the Calgary Alberta area..........you wouldnt think its very EV pro given the mighty O&G industry but its growing all the time...........we drive a Audi Q4.........like the channel Sam, good on yer mate
Thanks for the shout out!
I own a Model Y in Calgary; ice, snow and extreme cold are a very real problem for the car (ice and snow for FSD, extreme cold for range), but I still wouldn’t buy an ICE. Model Y is amazing overall.
Switch to BYD🥳
I'm running a MY and M3 in Edmonton. Ice, snow, and extreme cold (other than range decrease) not a problem for me.
@ they don’t sell ‘em here…
It should be noted that range decrease afflicts ICE vehicles in the cold as well; however, their gross inefficiency makes the loss appear minor. Refilling with petrol has also become an accepted ritual or acceptable punishment. 😀
@ But I lose up to 50% range when it dips down to -25C, and that’s with pre-heating. It gets as cold as -40C. BEV batteries still have a ways to go before range in extreme cold won’t be an issue any longer.
@Electric Viking, look into Edison Motors in Canada if you're looking for more content. Very interesting story
Here in Montreal (Québec province) I'm struck by how many Toyota hybrids I see on the roads - they're very popular. But the considerable number of BZ4Xs is more shocking to me. I think it demonstrates how many people here have had excellent experiences with Toyota reliability and longevity, more than any merits of that particular EV. For pure EVs, Hyundai/Kia are definitely next in popularity after Tesla, around here.
I’m a Canadian and we bought 2 Tesla’s in 2023 and replaced our gas guzzling ICE vehicles and will never go back! You actually get $5k federal rebate and $4k provincial rebates in some provinces. You’re also eligible to get a rebate if you have an Electrician install a charger in your home and because we bought in December we also received another $5k back from Tesla. Nearly $25k total on both vehicles. I’m writing this post on a ski trip at a ski resort, no issue at all. And no, EV’s are not more expensive than ICE vehicles in Canada when considering the grants.
i am from slovenija. allso little small komunist country for a lot longer than canda. ad what u do, when canda become china. and not in good way? what then? what then when, gowermetn inslave u to max? what then? electric car in cold wetter. you be sorry so much. you be crying till there will be no teers left ot cry. bellew me. you are building our own prison, with no escape. your own grawe. you better live country while you can.
@@fire_watch7735 duh grants come from taxation, you know
@@thedude7315 I just bought a MY last week, was driving Honda's all my life and when I called the insurance to ask, they said it price will be about $100 a year lower then my now traded in 2018 civic.
Now factor in the depreciation of these new assets, but I wish you well.
@@keithhooper6123What is your point?
Canada will import less oil that is a huge advantage.
Electricity in Canada is cheap to produce due to Hydro.
Saw a story about this in Calgary. Strangely, they never displayed or mentioned Tesla once, and they're everywhere around here.
Day by day, week by week, month by month, records are being broken for clean energy and EVs.
Record high depreciation levels too
@ Doomer
@@NoiserToo From someone else: For the US,
depreciation value is usually calculated with the average transaction price which often does *not* take into account incentives such as the US federal tax rebate for up to $7,500 so the starting initial price used to calculate is sometimes effectively off by thousands or even over ten thousand with the inclusion of some state incentives; this is a pretty massive difference given the general range of new car prices
the US EV market has been and still is heavily dominated by Tesla and its frequent and sometimes very hefty price changes essentially sets it for the general EV market both because Teslas comprise most of the vehicles in the market and are such a large player that other automakers get strongly affected by Tesla's price changes; Tesla model prices are currently at a very steep discount from their peaks about a couple of years back
the US EV market is disproportionately much more heavily represented in the premium segments of the market and the premium segment has pretty much always, regardless of powertrain type, had much higher depreciation rates than the mass market; since EVs are disproportionately weighted towards the premium segments, then this effect will disproportionately show up in EV depreciation prices
EV improvements, mostly stemming from battery improvements, have come at a fairly rapid clip for all EVs though a minor point is that it's been the case especially for earlier more "compliance"-y electric vehicles which generally had less than impressive specs
@ - A Tesla Model Y that costs $49,381 new will depreciate 57% after five years, resulting in a resale value of $21,308. But as you say, the tax payers shares in that massive depreciation. Now compare it to a Lexus RX 350 that will depreciate 39% after 5 years and have a 5 year resale value of $37,462. Which car is a smarter purchase?
@@NoiserToo actually if you take the incentives out of the equation they depreciate no more than ice cars.
I am Canadian and have a Tesla M3. I did not qualify for any of the incentives at the time. It was very expensive - about $73000 CDN, including taxes. I would kill for a Chinese EV and I guarantee EV sales in Canada would explode if we had access to them. The EV infrastructure in Canada is not very good - if it were better, I think that EVs would be even more popular. Range anxiety is real and the distances in Canada are huge, and EVs lose about 35% range in winter. However, most Canadians stay inside cities and there EVs are fantastic.
In rural Nova Scotia, charging is good. Tesla installed chargers on our Main Street 5 years ago - Annapolis Royal (pop. 550). Superchargers EVry 100km❤
Canada and Australia are very different and we also have a lot in common. However, the only Chinese electric vehicles I've seen here in the GWN are Volvos and Polestars. You guys have a lot of them to choose from. Hopefully, we will see more, but we have a 100% tariff on them which is absurd.
And the Chinese made Teslas.
Every EV make , whether it’s Tesla, VW, GM, Volvo, Chevy and especially the Hyundai/Kia group are seen everywhere at the moment here in the north of Québec. Stopping at a traffic light, I reckon there is always a few EV's in the line. 😮 completely opposite to five years ago when I purchased my Kona E. 😅 Also, Hydro Québec is where 96% of the energy is produced, and the charging network is top class.
I have the same Experience out here on Vancouver Island. 4 years with my ioniq EV and you used to see a couple other EV's, now they are everywhere.
Quebec driver here. 2nd winter in my first EV, an Ioniq 6 that is a great winter car because it:
1) Is always charged when I need it for daily use - no more freezing my hands at gas pumps at temperatures that easily get to -15C (5F) and can be much lower;
2) Is toasty and warm when I get in;
3) Has heated seats and steering wheel - glove free driving;
4) Heats very quickly if I forget to turn on the heat remotely - let’s hear it for heat pumps;
5) Melts the ice off itself-no more chipping the ice off the window and roof;
6) Has decent winter range at the worst of times, say at least 300km (190 miles);
7) Causes no “will it crank” anxiety!
And all of the heating prior to leaving home is done while connected to my charger so little or no range loss incurred, and no issues with idling the car too long;
No freezing hands on fast charging either - just swipe a card or better an app from inside the car, and walk away - gloves on at all time and no standing about holding the gas nozzle;
Range can be substantially reduced in winter, but in Quebec that has meant making sure the battery pre-conditioning is enabled and picking the most handy charger that is free. I have only once in perhaps 6 thousand kilometres of road tripping in Quebec, had to reroute to a different charger.
The only real issue that I have had has been ice accumulation in the wheel wells that are lined with a soft material. I carry a snowblower chute clearing tool to chip away at it, and may move to more closed rims to see if helps, but I will greatly appreciate comments on this issue which is not strictly speaking a EV issue.
My actual range decrease in the winter has been as much as 33% but one has to imagine 0C to -20C, high winds, slippery/greasy road surfaces, inches of snow on the road, freezing rain, snow on ice…. My Subaru seemed to lose quite a bit of range under these conditions also. And I have always gotten to my destination.
In short, I love driving my EV in the winter because it starts, is charged up, is toasty and warm, frees itself from its coating of ice and never needs me to take off my gloves in the biting north wind to deal with a fuel pump.
Happy travels all!
Note: When it is really cold, I may leave the preconditioning off to preserve range unless I am really sure of charging stop. I prefer to read my book while charging slowly than to get stuck at -30C (-22F).
Note: I do not trust the range estimates of the car much at the best of times, and generally plan my own stops with good margins for error, failures and rerouting during the winter. Meaning that, as the temperature heads down from -10C, I more and more try to never be under 20% or 100km of remaining range if I can help it.
Note: I mitigate the winter range loss with 19 inch Fastco EV05 rims that are more aerodynamic and lighter than the 20 inch OEM rims, plus Michelin X-ICE snow tires. Certainly takes the rough edge off.
I drive from Winnipeg MB to Victoria BC every year and every year the CHARGING is getting better and I am surprised where I FIND chargers
BC Hydro (power utility in BC) has built out EV charging network on the main highways through the mountains at the rest stops and road side attractions and is VERY CHEAP to USE
Toyota is a BIG seller in Vancouver with the Asian population and I 100% would believe the BZ4X IS selling well AND so is the RAV4 PRIME
and BC / Quebec is the "powerhouse" driving EV sales with Quebec around 35% EV last year
Toyota gas cars are very big in Vancouver but BZ4X? Hardly see them ever, Tesla everywhere and Kia/Hyundia too.
I have been surprised to see so many BZ4X in the lower mainland in BC
@ Where? And how many? I rarely see any in Vancouver
@@bjm23vancity92 yeah Hyundai/Kia EV sales are huge here in BC
Toyota is selling a lot of BZ4X in Quebec because of the reduction of our Roulez Vert incentives on January 1st. Toyota (like Hyundai, GM, Ford, VW and Tesla) has diverted EV from dealers in Ontario and other provinces to meet the demand in Quebec. QC government has introduced strict regulation on the % of electric car to be sold and huge penalties if dealers don’t comply.
Canadian here with a tesla M3 sr. We love it, the cold weather is a factor, but you can use the heating systems to mitigate this.
I bought a PHEV with rebate before Tesla 3 became available in Canada. So far It has cumulative fuel consumption of 1.2 L/100 Km on the meter for all the kilometers under its belt. Had Chinese EVs been allowed into the country, I would have already switched over to full EV. Also if that were the case, rebate most likely would be redundant for the EV transition, although it could still serve the purpose of supporting local industry during the transition.
Some provinces in Canada (BC, Quebec, others?) are very pro EVs due to their huge hydro power resources, others (Alberta, Saskatchewan) are very negative due to reliance on fossil fuels. It's really a case of two completely separate sets of policies depending on where you are.
Nuclear energy in the east would give you carbon free electricity 24/7 and minimize your dependence on oil.
Alberta is 3rd in wind production in Canada and 2nd in solar power... everyone needs to calm down about Alberta and renewables.
@@davidanderson8469 We have enough Hydro Dams to not need nuclear much. We just need to get Alberta and Saskatchewan off coal/Natural gas. Both are perfect locations for solar. Nuclear is a thing of the past with solar and battery prices the way they are
@@johnmurdoch6696 from the latest report(2021) 85% of electricity in alberta was from coal or natural gas... less than 15% renewables compared to the country average of over 60% or places like BC at 95% renewables. www.cer-rec.gc.ca/en/data-analysis/energy-markets/provincial-territorial-energy-profiles/provincial-territorial-energy-profiles-alberta.html
@3184Patrick Solar is great in high latitudes if you only need electricity production for 6 months of the year (and only during the day).
I’ve noticed it. Especially in Toronto. Lots of Tesla’s driving around! The highway too!
Some Canadian provinces (British Columbia, Manitoba and Quebec) have some of the cheapest electricity in the world, and we have high taxes on gasoline (except maybe in Alberta). Alberta produces 90% of our oil and gas. Most of our electricity is from hydropower, with significant nuclear power in Ontario. Very little is produced from coal.
EV sales PANIC!! EVryone expects tax breaks to end in 3 months. My revivifier bought an E-Quinox Dec. 9th as it was delivered to the dealer in rural Nova Scotia!
Alberta government is slow rolling supercharger approvals. That is why other provinces have much better infrastructure already.
The Tesla dealership I talked with is delivering 30-50 cars a day.
That explains why there are so few superchargers in Alberta Coverage is lousy compared to other areas
Alberta government is slow rolling. PERIOD. 😂
Canadian here. A coworker of mine just bought a Tesla. I’d like to buy electric but we do a lot of travel in rural areas so we aren’t prepared to go electric until there is more charging infrastructure. For work I take transit. For sure though people are much more accepting of electric now than prior to the pandemic.
Sarnia Ontario I just spotted a Rivian and a Cyber truck.
$5000 incentives apply to Toyota PHEVs, it depends on battery sizes. Smaller battery PHEVs only get 2500. But RAV4 and Prius primes get $5000 rebates.
Cold climates do pose unique challenges to EV operation, not just range, but how long you can stay on road while keeping warm. For example, we were stuck in a traffic jam for 1.5 hours moved only 10km during that time. My EV consumed nearly 20 kwh during that time in -15C keeping my family and myself warm. Luckily, my was also an PHEV, so I could run the engine for 5 minutes, and shut it off for next 20 minutes while the climate fan blows the residual heat from the engine to help use less battery. It beats pure ICE cars which have to idle engine the whole time consuming much more fuel. Even without traffic congestion, I run the ICE for the first 5 min of trip, and use the residual heat from it to keep the cabin warm for the remaining 20 - 30 minutes of trip using electric motor only for motion, and none for heat. Heat pump is not very efficient in this kind of low temperature so it does little to help.
Of course ideally, if an EV came with a fuel based heater - either biofuel or ethenol based, it would completely remove the need for ICE and dramatically increase the efficiency and range ot EV in extreme cold weather. But I can only dream and hope.
Happy New Year from Canada
The stats are really uneven per province, for example, alberta, less then 5% of cars are EVs while in Quebec it's more then 33%!
And look at the charging infrastructure map... Circuit électrique in Québec covers every corner the province while alberta has barely anything
Sask is similar.
Hydro Quebec owns Circuit Électrique which is the biggest DC charging provider in the province. Profits stay in our pockets.
Canadians are the Good twin with the USA. The favored child.
Mexico is jealous
I’m Canadian and I went with a plug-in hybrid. No range anxiety. The charging network sucks in Ontario.
Yeah Ontario seems way behind which is strange with its cleanish nuclear and big population...
I live in Canuckistan. You're right, most things that happen that are sad, happen because of politics. And EVs ARE a lot more expensive in Canuckistan than in other countries. That's probably the only reason I haven't bought one yet. Who the hell are these people who can drop $60 on a frigging car? What do they do for a living? I really wanna know, so I can start doing that, too.
Thanks for the video Sam. Canadian here running my Hyundai Ioniq 6 on solar energy generated by my home panels. Won't go back to Ice.
Canada 2026 20 % , 2030 60 % , 2035 100 % evs.
And no Chinese EVs
Looks like California numbers
@@larryc1616 - Cali is about to get a biggly reality check.
@@NoiserToo So, Canadians are safe from fiery EVs? Yes!
Thanks for the Canada update.
Our pleasure!
Update from Canada,
Sam, in the last 2 quarters, half of all BEV sales in Canada where in the Quebec province where i live, because the provincial incentive went down from $7k to $4k in 2025, and the sales numbers you see for Toyota are mostly for BEV, since only 3% of the 26,000 are for rechargeable hybrid, why? because customers also talk with their wallet! In Canada a BZ4X is about the same price as a Hyundai Kona EV which has about the same performance but is way smaller, a Hyundai ionic 5 is $10k more, about the same for the model Y a Mach E or an ID4, the BZ4X is not a bad car at all, it is so much cheaper that we forgive for not being quite at par with the range and charging time!
We'd but even more if we had a larger selection to choose from.
We purchased two gently used Teslas in 2024 - 2022 Model 3 LR / 2023 Model Y - Std Range - we love going electric. We charge primarily at home during low rate times. We have driven our Model Y to Florida and back , no issues, no surprises. Even with the $$ exchange for SuperCharging ( USD vs CAD ) it’s about $400 CDN to travel to Florida and back to Canada 🇨🇦. We used to drive a Kia Niro Hybrid and that would have cost us comparatively , $600 for the same drives. We are not yet retired, still working in our early 60’s - will not go back to ICE cars. Winter , no issues. We have no range anxiety , the SC network is great when needed. However when typical at home driving we are always charging at home. We added 37K to our Model Y ( Supercharged when road tripping to Florida ) , Cost $1,319.88 Cdn vs my previous KIA Niro which would have been $2,760 Cdn. Just as a real use case scenario. Cheers
Canada's always in the game! EXRO, the power electronics company is based in Calgary Canada, and is working with top tier automotive companies, ie Stellantis, Mack trucks, etc and makes electrification and energy storage infrastructure more efficient and cheaper. Go Canada!
Omg a Canadian video!
I’m genuinely surprised.
Did you know there’s more people in just one state California then all of here in Canada
Less than 36 million or so here
Yes I’m doing my part trying to convince people to go electric and showing people your videos, I bought a plug in hybrid albeit not fully electric I’m doing the best I can. My next one will be full eletctric.
I really want the Xiami SU7 (I can dream)
Waiting for more EVs or maybe a sudden Chinese invasion.. who knows oneday in the future
lol😀
Sam, we grade this video as “Eh? plus!” 🇨🇦
EVs Sold in the UK in 2024
338,314 new
In 2024 to date, there has been 338,314 new fully electric cars sold, which is 18.7% market share of all new cars registered this year. More fully electric cars have now been sold this year than the whole of last year.
Canada Petrol/Gasoline is near as twice the price of the USA and a family sedan can cost $100 a tank to fill up
prices from $1.40L up to over $2.0L CAD and electricity at home is around .10C a kWh and .35 at BC Hydro fast chargers
even tesla superchargers are as low as .30 and they are NOT CHEAP
@@jasonriddell gas price difference is greatly du to the exchange rate btw usa and Canada
@@gaetanguimond1911 That and the carbon taxes that they keep adding.
Like any energy resource, electricity will keep going up as our dams dry up and they have to import electricity as demand goes up with heat pump and electric car adoption..
@@bobsoftWhy does EV adoption drive increased electricity consumption? Most people charge at night when there is ample power available
Depends where, search the gas prices in California and compare to Alberta..
@@JGood-Quebec The problem with electricity is where do you store it. If the dams dry up in BC then we have no supply. So time of day will not matter.
Canada is a significant country, but has only 41 millions inhabitants. That's not much.
Oh Sam, what about Canada imposing a 100% tariff on Chinese-made electric vehicles (EVs) on October 1, 2024? And why? The Canadian government says the tariff is necessary to protect Canadian auto workers and the auto sector from unfair competition from Chinese producers. What say Sam?
It’s protectionism. There are many suppliers to US auto manufacturers in Canada.
@ - agreed, they will hammer out a deal. What the two countries have in common are enormous tariffs against Chinese EVs.
Tariffs just prolong the inevitable. It says you're non-competitive.
@@larryc1616 - expire now, or buy time to survive? An easy choice, comrade!
The Canadian (as well as Quebec and Ontario) governments put a LOT of money into battery plants (Northvolt) and auto plants (Honda, Toyota etc.) to be able to manufacture in Canada. Now China is crushing it with lower costs due to high volumes, but also industry leadership in battery and EV technology. They can produce a car for cheaper than what Canada can, and if they were allowed to enter duty free, all those investments in Canadian plants would be worthless. So the governments took a risk, and the benefactors didn't care about competition that much because it was public money they were getting. Now they are stuck between a rock and a hard place, so to speak.
Nissan sales up 13.8% in Canada in the 3rd quarter. Ariya is a great car.
Charging at home is so cheap you might as well say its free.
In the UK 338,314 EVs were sold in the UK in 2024, 18.7% of the new car market. We don’t have any incentives other than a lower tax rate for company car users.
Tesla Model 3 Long Range AWD in Canada: $62,500.
Toyota Camry AWD Hybrid: $45,844. 50+ MPG
A crosstrek is under $40k.
M3LR AWD is about $60K in Canada.
I live near Blue Mountain ski resorts about two hour drive north of Toronto Canada. Driving between here and Toronto you pass by an EV every ten seconds, mostly Tesla.
Thank you 😊
You're welcome!
Great now get me some good cars..I want the selection of Australia
As Canadians in BC with our Hydro power, we have owned a VW ID.4 since March 2023, and we don’t regret it. The battery hates the cold weather but it rarely goes below freezing, so we can live with it. The car is extremely well built and is a pleasure to drive. We are fortunate to have home charging but there is also a steadily increasing level 3 charging network here, but an EV is not a practical option yet for people who live in apartment buildings, as charging is more inconvenient. The new buildings do have level 2 charging in their parkades, but they are not really practical. Mass EV usage won’t take off until you can do an up to 80-100% charge in 15 minutes or less.
If Chinese vehicles start selling in North America (without steep tariffs) they will wipe out the big three very quickly. We can’t just open the floodgate. Canada has little choice but to mirror U.S. policy for better or worse. You can argue for or against incentives on EV’s, but it was a way of kick-starting the shift. EV’s will ultimately dominate. It needs about another decade to allow for better batteries, more charging options, and then maybe a few of the legacy automakers can survive.
Is capitalism not about survival of the fittest ? The G7 preach about democracy and capitalism in the same sentence as if the 2 are inseparable. They preach about open markets when they are in a position of advantage and protectionism when they are on the back foot.
The reason they are behind china on ev and battery technology is because they believed that Chinese engineers were not capable of complicated engineering and thought that it would take China decades to catch up. They were wrong and lost the bet now they are crying foul.
Charging at home is best. Private charging costs 2x to 4x/kW. Some charge in minutes, others in kilowatts. Mental.
I've been driving electric for 11 years in Canada. Contrary to what some believe, EVs are actually better than ICE vehicles in cold weather. They always start, while ICE, particularly diesel, can be hard to start. That's why ICE vehicles are often equipped with block heaters that are plugged in overnight in the coldest weather. That's also why our local transit authority runs their diesel (that are parked outside) 24 hours a day during the coldest days.
100% agree, I tell everyone i know EV's are far superior in Canadian winters. 4 winters so far and id never ever ever go back to gas or phev.
It would be even higher but a couple of our provinces discourage ev autos.
Oh Canada! As of October 1, 2024, Canada has imposed a 100% surtax on all Chinese-made electric vehicles (EVs) imported into the country. This includes electric and certain hybrid passenger cars, trucks, buses, and delivery vans. The surtax is in addition to the 6.1% Most-Favoured Nation import tariff that already applies to Chinese-origin EVs.
The Canadian government announced the tariff in late August, citing China's state-directed policy of over-capacity. The government also said the tariff would give Canadian industry time to adjust its supply chains. What say evangelists? 😆
You might consider “where” in Canada those sales are occurring. I think by province would be interesting, and even more interesting would be an urban vs rural purchase. I strongly suspect that there is a significant geographic focus to these sales. (There are also significant political differences across the country and they also factor into EV sales.
I would very much like it if you would make a reaction video on MGUY Australia "reasons EV revolution will never happen" stance. He has raised several reasons I would like to hear a counterarguments for
You mean the reason he made up?
@@TheGalantir Sure thing, just I don't have the knowledge and the data to dispute it, but I would like to have
@@plextor2000 You do have the knowledge and the data but apparently you don't want to as everything is just one google away.
Governments and the auto industry have numerous websites on which they report the current status.
The funny thing is that it's always the exact opposite of what MGUY is telling you.
So either they are all lying all over the world or he is lying, which is more likely?
@@TheGalantir I guess I am just lazy then. Also I do think this would be a great video to this channel which I like
@@plextor2000 It's a reasonable request so you shouldn't be getting hostile pushback. You should ask Ben Sullins -- that's exactly the kind of videos he does and I believe he's mentioned "Mguy" a few times already. Electric Viking is doing a different kind of show.
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Trouble is a lot of people here are buying more hybrids thinking they are superior (Toyota). BEV operating cost is a no brainer. In Toronto, the gas prices are around $1.53/L, while I pay $.076/kwh for electricity at night. Contrary to popular belief, here in Ontario we have mostly massive nuclear power (Quebec is huge in hydro). I see a lot of Teslas around and the nearest store from me is 3 hours away (soon to be 2). Waiting for Juniper!
$0.76 kwh at night? I thought San Diego was bad at $0.47.
@@davidanderson8469 That is 7 cents, not 76 cents, so about 4 cents U.S. or a bit more than 1 cent per mile of driving.
This is extremely surprising taking in consideration the fact that. Canada don't have any Chinese brands
I live in BC we save so much money buying a EV and only 75 on maintenance it’s a no brianer
As a Canadian i can say you see big city people like in Vancouver buying EV's. They are good for that lifestyle. Canada is really remote once you get outside Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver. Your lucky to find a gas station/bring extra fuel and tools, nevermind a charger. Also the economy here has suffered where a new cars are just for the wealthy.
Hey. Visiting the big city - Kingston, NS (pop. 3,000) in our E-Quinox from Annapolis Royal (pop. 550)! Got Supetchargers and Cybertrucks… How about you?
My pick for car of the year is Hyundai ionic 5N.
I strongly agree.
I want one!
Sam, from your side of the world it may be a detail, but it's not canadian numbers, Québec and B.C. numbers. For the others provinces, well...
Canada, the Toyota Prius Prime (PHEV) is their Rebate Hog, for sure! 🥴
Canada... drop tariffs on all EVs 0%-20%. double tariffs on plugin hybrids. Happy New Year to all EV and renewable energy lovers!
Expect a second ICE age in Canada come 2025 and going forward.
@@NoiserToo Then expect Ontario and Alberta to lose economically going forward. The world is moving to EVs and Canada will suffer economically if it doesn't continue to innovate.
@@northernouthouse - with all due respect, I say Canada is going to lose biggly if they don’t dump the government push to EVs and return to their strengths in gas, oil and employed workers in Legacy. Pls wake up to the CCP brainwashing and stop chasing the EV pipe dream.
I just bought my second tesla model S and man that place was busy for a Saturday. I paid a luxury tax on this car of $5700 because it was over $100k. Canadians are probably making all their money from Tesla stock lol.
Canada has got a lot to offer. EV driving is improving but there are a few issues. The biggest is the fact that EV charging require (in most of the Level 3 options) a membership in a service provider. I currently have 6 different "cards" for the differing sources. Why do we have to have EV charging this way. I know of only one service here where all you need is a credit card. This has to change!!!
Thats 200,000 fewer gasoline poison air for profit cars sales in Canada. We can all breathe easier. 😊
It’s worth noting that ev’s only constitute 2.8% of the world vehicles fleet. Countries should proceed with incentives at least until it grows to 10%
A thing to remember is a lot of the worlds "fleet" are spare cars that almost never move. Between me and my dad we have 8 vehicles but 5 combined maybe do 100km a year as they are collector cars. They are registered but don't move hardly. so even though only 1 is BEV and 1 is PHEV probably 90% of the km's driven in a year for us are on electricity. I know lots of people that have a EV as a daily driver but also a old gas truck and a hot rod or muscle car. So the bulk of the "new" fleet that gets used is cars made in the last 5-10 years. look at that and the EV % is much higher. But i agree we should keep the incentives a bit longer.
Thanks
I live on Vancouver Island. BEVs and PHEVs are clearly gaining popularity. However only people who can charge at home can buy BEVs. Even those who do own BEVs here have alternate gas vehicle for longer trips. I used to own one but had to change to a PHEV as I park on the street and have no local public charging. The few public chargers are either broken or occupied, so the result is that I'm lucky to charge 10% of my driving, mostly gas. The BC government provides incentives to buy EVs, but has no program to incentives public chargers. Until this changes there will be an upper limit of BEVs here, probably already reached that point.
? really? i live on Vancouver island and there is fantastic charging infrastructure here. I drive a full EV 2019 Ioniq(200km range) and my wife drives a 2018 Outlander PHEV and we can't wait to get rid of the PHEV and get her a full EV also. BC Hydro stations always work and lots are still free!
@@3184Patrick I only know of 2 BC Hydro charging stations, one in Nanaimo and one in Victoria. I don't consider that to be lots. I live in Duncan and would have to drive to Victoria or Nanaimo to find a Supercharger.
@ Duncan, bowser etc www.bchydro.com/content/dam/BCHydro/customer-portal/documents/corporate/environment-sustainability/electric-vehicles/bc-hydro-ev-fast-charging-stations-map.pdf
Blocking Chinese EV’s in Canada is not politics, it’s economics. There’s thousand of automotive jobs in Canada that are tied to American automakers. Like you’ve said, Australia doesn’t have a horse in the race, since all of the automakers pulled out of Aus. Any country that does have a local automotive industry is smart to block Chinese cars, so that it doesn’t destroy their local economy.
when a parliament/government/president introduce import tariffs you can't say it's not politics 😂😂😂
Maybe you meant that the reason behind the political decision is economy.
do they produce EV in Canada? I mean, if the sales in CA is pumping, these auto-making jobs in Canada will be vanished either way.
Saving thousands of jobs in the automotive at the expense of millions?
You do know that people will have to spend way much more to buy a car without competition right?
No, that's politics, and it is myopic. It politically helps out one segment of the population at the expense of another. It would be better if it was used in a way to temporarily and gradually mitigate the disruption of an old industry, but that doesn't appear to be the case. Temporarily protecting a stagnant industry will have long term economic consequences worse than than just tearing off the bandaid, as the rest of the world and all the major players are racing forward.
Let Chinese build the EV's in Canada will still produce a lot of jobs, and Canada would have a chance to build the new era cars! BYD already builds electric buses in Canada and US! Canada would never be able to compete with countries that are having Chinese EV plants now, the supply chains would only grow there!
Great vid! - however no one in Canada is 'missing out' on Chinese ev's. We have lots of great options that aren't CCP sponsored 👍
Canadians love the BZ4x, there are quite a few on the road in Vancouver.
...because of crazy cheap leases👍
@@tyskigolf if you are not going to Whisler, there is not so many places to go And the Toyota must have enough range for a city car.
Here in HK, BZ4X can't compete with BYD, Zeekr, Xpeng and other Chinese EVs. Toyota sold a paltry 19 EVs in Nov 2024 while BYD sold 317, Zeekr 201 and Xpeng 158. And the BZ4X was first introduced in HK 2 1/2 years ago, well ahead of the Chinese EVs. What we're quickly finding out is Toyota's reliability reputation does not carry over to EVs.
Where? I hardly ever see them in Vancouver?
It's not selling anywhere in Canada