Used Engines Among Quebec’s Total Ban on Gas Vehicles by 2035

The government of Quebec is proposing regulations to ban the sale of all gasoline-powered vehicles, as well as the sale of used gas engines, by 2035. The draft regulation for Bill 50, which was printed in the July 10 edition of La Gazette Officielle du Québec, says the ban would take effect on Jan. 1, 2035. Specifically mentioned are the sale or lease of “motor vehicles that are not propelled solely by an electric motor,” including vehicles with “a hydrogen fuel cell or another means of propulsion that emits no pollutant.” Bill 50, which is described as an act “respecting civil protection to promote disaster resilience and to amend various provisions relating in particular to emergency communication centres and to forest fire protection,” estimates that switching to electric vehicles will save consumers $2.1 million per year in energy costs. It will cost businesses in the petroleum sector approximately $434,000 per year in reduced fuel sales....