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Friday, November 21, 2025

B.C. Kills EV Mandate – And the Rest of the Dream . . .

BC lifts the ban on gasoline engines a la Ottawa

. . .  Is Dying With It

This week, just days ago, on November 18, 2025, B.C. Energy Minister Adrian Dix stood up and did something nobody in Victoria thought they’d ever see an NDP government do: he admitted the province’s Zero-Emission Vehicle mandate was “no longer realistic” and announced they’re scrapping the 90% by 2030 and 100% by 2035 targets. Dead. Gone. They’re writing new legislation in 2026 that will basically copy whatever weaker rules Ottawa comes up with after its own ongoing retreat.

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