Incentives for Medium- and Heavy-Duty Zero- Emission Vehicles Program - Pembina Institute comments and recommendations

Incentives for Medium- and Heavy-Duty Zero- Emission Vehicles Program Pembina Institute comments and recommendations Submitted to: Transport Canada | May 13, 2022 Carolyn Kim, Senior Director, Communities and Decarbonization | Pembina Institute Recommendation summary • Offer information on the program as soon as possible • Ensure the eligible vehicle list is flexible to changes in the market, and. [...] We are pleased to support the proposed Transport Canada incentive program as we believe this measure — along with other complementary zero- emission MHDV demand- and supply-side programs and policies, including support for charging infrastructure — will help bridge the gap and kickstart Canada’s adoption of 35% of medium- and heavy duty vehicle sales to be zero-emission by 2030. [...] We encourage Transport Canada to share, as early as possible, the detailed process that will be required of vendors who are applying to have vehicles added to the list and who want to become eligible to distribute vouchers. [...] We Pembina Institute Incentives for Medium- and Heavy-Duty Zero-Emission Vehicles Program | 3 recommend regularly monitoring and updating incentive rates to ensure that they are proportionate to the cost of vehicle (given inflation, price of goods, availability of critical minerals). [...] Outreach and education • We recommend that Transport Canada work with other relevant ministries and its stakeholder networks to execute an extensive outreach campaign to ensure that vendors and manufacturers from outside Canada are aware of the new program and are ready to participate.