Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said the assistance was needed to offset incentives offered by the United States.
Buying an electric car has become much more complicated because of restrictions on which models qualify for a federal tax credit of up to $7,500.
Rules that take effect on Tuesday will limit the $7,500 credits to electric cars made domestically with minerals from the U.S. or trade allies.
To tackle climate change, we’ll need to plug in millions of cars, trucks, home heaters, stoves and factories.
To tackle climate change, we’ll need to plug in millions of cars, trucks, home heaters, stoves and factories.
The administration’s push to supercharge E.V. sales must now surmount resistance from manufacturers and consumers as well as likely legal challenges.
China is far ahead of the rest of the world in the development of batteries that use sodium, which are starting to compete with ubiquitous lithium power cells.
New federal rules are expected to speed the transition to E.V.s, a shift that car companies have embraced but will be challenged to carry out.
The facility will produce batteries the size of shipping containers to help electric utilities stabilize grids and use more renewable energy.
Competition, not cooperation, has driven the bulk of climate progress over the past few years.