The Quebec government announced the adoption of a regulation aimed at prohibiting the sale of new diesel or gasoline vehicles from 2035.
This measure also concerns the ban on the sale of combustion engines, except for the replacement of a defective engine in a vehicle already in circulation in Quebec, indicated the Ministry of the Environment, the Fight against Climate Change, of Wildlife and Parks in a press release.
Emergency vehicles or those used by short-term rental companies will not be affected by the regulation, subject to specific conditions.
Mopeds, motorcycles, off-road vehicles (snowmobiles and ATVs) and heavy vehicles are also not included in the regulation.
The adoption of this regulation is part of efforts to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the transport sector and accelerate the energy transition.
GHG emissions from the road transport sector amount to more than 24 million tonnes. Its share in Quebec’s total emissions increased from 24.5% in 1990 to 31.2% in 2021, according to data from the Canadian province.
From 1990 to 2021, road transport emissions have increased by 16%.
In March 2024, the province had nearly 270,000 fully electric or plug-in hybrid light vehicles, out of a total of 4.8 million vehicles.
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