Comments on: Proposed B.C. emission mandates ‘unachievable’, BCTA says https://www.trucknews.com/sustainability/proposed-b-c-emission-mandates-unachievable-bcta-says/1003176265/ Trucking news from the editors of Today's Trucking Thu, 29 Jun 2023 15:01:14 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2.2 By: HANS JANSEN https://www.trucknews.com/sustainability/proposed-b-c-emission-mandates-unachievable-bcta-says/1003176265/#comment-469942 Thu, 29 Jun 2023 15:01:14 +0000 https://www.trucknews.com/?p=1003176265#comment-469942 They better start building some dams real quick. Where else is the power supposed to come from ?

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By: Stephen webster https://www.trucknews.com/sustainability/proposed-b-c-emission-mandates-unachievable-bcta-says/1003176265/#comment-469919 Wed, 28 Jun 2023 15:04:00 +0000 https://www.trucknews.com/?p=1003176265#comment-469919 In reply to Stephen webster.

30,000kgs

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By: Stephen webster https://www.trucknews.com/sustainability/proposed-b-c-emission-mandates-unachievable-bcta-says/1003176265/#comment-469904 Tue, 27 Jun 2023 19:41:38 +0000 https://www.trucknews.com/?p=1003176265#comment-469904 We need to have plugs and chargers first and make power available at 30cent a a kw as a max price in B C and Ont first . Let’s start with slow chargers at 15 or 20 amp for air conditioning and hotel loads first. I agree E V for trucks over 30kg or 300 km trips are a very bad 8dea

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By: GERALD ANTONIAK https://www.trucknews.com/sustainability/proposed-b-c-emission-mandates-unachievable-bcta-says/1003176265/#comment-469898 Tue, 27 Jun 2023 16:48:23 +0000 https://www.trucknews.com/?p=1003176265#comment-469898 Who does one believe pays for government rebates for the cross-over to ZEV emissions AND EV’S IN GENERAL?
The TAX PAYER. The green initiative will turn out to be the most INFLATIONARY PERIOD OF ALL TIME.
With no net return with the reduction of Carbon Emissions.

The fact is that Carbon Tax has done nothing to reduce carbon emissions, but put an extra inflationary tax on the end product user.

It takes 10 engine motor vehicles to produce 1 EV vehicle of copper.
Huge mountains of rock with mineral need to be a) discovered b) millions $ more for economic assessments c) years 15-20 going thru the Federal / Provincial hoops to build the mine e) moved at severely low copper grade to not even come close to producing the copper required for all industry needs.
The inflation costs over the next 20-30 years to mine will just be paid by the end user (consumer).

Governments have gone to far believing this Green Initiative is do able.

The facts are to date, in Canada not one mine produces the rare metals required for a EV battery etc.
Canada is at least 10 years away from this success.

The Canadian Government is at least 15 years behind changing the Mining Act, to put into production a discovered mineral property within 5 years after an economic assessment for mine success.
Talk about leading the horse with the cart.

So get ready to pay for vehicles one wont be driving thru the Rebate Program.

I purchased 4 Firestone Transforce tires 2.5 years ago for $1000.00. Today the same tires are $355.00 each.

Is this 2-8% inflation? No it is 50% increase for the same rubber.
Mines run on rubber.

Pollution is a problem. It wont be solved by preproducing Carbon Emissions to produce an EVehicle.

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By: Yves Bigras https://www.trucknews.com/sustainability/proposed-b-c-emission-mandates-unachievable-bcta-says/1003176265/#comment-469893 Tue, 27 Jun 2023 14:47:27 +0000 https://www.trucknews.com/?p=1003176265#comment-469893 Say it ain’t so, a government that is establishing policies that have zero basis and application in real world scenarios? It can’t be, the people in government are so much more intelligent then we are, they must know better then the people who actually have had a job and worked and or are still working in the sector being regulated. Don’t worry everyone that 300 to 400 kilometer range truck won’t drop down to 125 k, during minus 40 degree weather in the middle of January in Fort St John…….LMAO…..the lunacy of our collective brain trust in Government would be laughable if it wasn’t actually real….

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By: Pete liason https://www.trucknews.com/sustainability/proposed-b-c-emission-mandates-unachievable-bcta-says/1003176265/#comment-469889 Tue, 27 Jun 2023 02:01:56 +0000 https://www.trucknews.com/?p=1003176265#comment-469889 Guess going be another province to avoid soon
Be like California. Drop off at border here come get it

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