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Policy Forum: Demand and Supply Policies for Electric Vehicle Adoption--A Comparison of Norway and Canada

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  • Nicolas Epelbaum

    (Ted Rogers School of Management, Toronto Metropolitan University)

  • Patricia Jackson Farrell

    (Schulich School of Business, York University)

  • Dharmesh Gandhi

    (Ernst & Young LLP, Toronto)

  • Tony Pampena

    (Ernst & Young LLP, Toronto)

Abstract

The 2022 Canadian federal budget proposed several policies to incentivize both the demand for electric vehicles among consumers and the supply of electric vehicles from the transport industry in order to reach zero-emission targets. However, Canada's electric vehicle (EV) adoption has been slow; as of 2023, only 2.3 percent of its cars in use are EVs. On the other hand, Norway is the world leader in EV adoption, with 29 percent of its vehicles in use being EVs as of 2023. This article reviews the demand-side and supply-side EV policies in the 2022 Canadian federal budget proposal and compares them to policies already in place in Norway. The authors find that, in Canada, certain policies are enacted at the provincial level, but further grid modernization and non-financial incentives must be coordinated at the national level to increase EV adoption.

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  • Nicolas Epelbaum & Patricia Jackson Farrell & Dharmesh Gandhi & Tony Pampena, 2025. "Policy Forum: Demand and Supply Policies for Electric Vehicle Adoption--A Comparison of Norway and Canada," Canadian Tax Journal, Canadian Tax Foundation, vol. 73(1), pages 43-56.
    • Handle: RePEc:ctf:journl:v:73:y:2025:i:1:p:43-56
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.32721/ctj.2025.73.1.pf.epelbaum
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