Meeting Increased Power Demand of Fully Electric Fleet by 2035 Not ‘Realistic,’ Report Finds

Meeting Ottawa’s mandate for a fully electric fleet on Canadian highways by 2035 could increase power demands up to 15.3 percent, placing heavy strain on the country’s electricity grids, according to a newly released report. Accommodating that demand in just over a decade simply isn’t “realistic or feasible,” said report author and Fraser Institute senior fellow G. Cornelis van Kooten. “Requiring all new vehicle sales in Canada to be electric in just 11 years means the provinces need to substantially increase their power generation capabilities,” Mr. van Kooten wrote. That would require the construction of “10 new mega hydro dams or 13 large natural gas plants” by 2035....