The sale of combustion engine cars banned in Quebec in 2035

The exhaust of a car (illustration).

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Quebec has just taken a big step towards the electrification of transportation to reduce its greenhouse gases (GHG).

The provincial government announced on Monday that the sale of new cars with thermal engines will become prohibited there in 2035. "It is realistic to aim" for this date, even estimated François Legault, Prime Minister of the second most population of Canada, by unveiling a plan to reduce Québec's GHG emissions by 37.5% by 2030 compared to their 1990 level.

Quebec thus joins the ranks of California in North America, which recently set itself the same year to ban sales of new cars with heat engines.

In Europe, several countries have announced similar targets for 2025 (Norway), 2030 (Sweden and Denmark in particular) or 2040 (France and the United Kingdom).

The province has also set itself the goal of having 1.5 million electric vehicles on its roads by 2030.

An investment of 4.3 billion euros over 5 years

In addition, Quebec plans to invest 6.7 billion Canadian dollars (4.3 billion euros) over the next five years as part of its greenhouse gas reduction objectives.

More than half of this amount will be devoted to the electrification of transport, a sector responsible for 43% of the province's total GHG emissions, which is rich in hydroelectricity.

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