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Draft legislation that would require zero-emission vehicles make up at least 20 per cent of new-vehicle sales in Canada by 2026 threatens to concentrate a disproportionate number of ZEVs in a pair of Canadian provinces and leave buyers in other regions with limited access to electrified vehicles, industry experts warn.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau used a tour of Stellantis’ assembly plant in Windsor, Ont., Jan. 17 to reiterate his government’s pledge to meet its zero-emission vehicles sales targets despite industry warnings that the Liberals’ proposed ZEV mandate sets unrealistic goals that are doomed to fail.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau plans to tour the Stellantis minivan plant in Windsor, Ont., on Jan. 17, several sources close to the plan tell Automotive News Canada.