Less Than 5 Percent of Newly Purchased Vehicles by Feds Were Electric: RecordsOf nearly 3,000 newly purchased vehicles by Canada's federal departments and agencies in the last two years, less than 5 percent were electric, records show.
In a recently-tabled Inquiry of Ministry, the Liberal cabinet told Parliament that out of the 2,899 vehicles bought by federal departments and agencies in the past two years, 137 were electric.
The majority had gas and diesel engines, and 782 were hybrids, according to Blacklock's Reporter, who obtained the records.
The inquiry was requested by Conservative MP Jamie Schmale, who asked: "With regard to purchases of vehicles by the government since January 1, 2020, what was the total number and value of vehicles purchased? And what are details of each purchase?"...
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