{"id":3596,"date":"2024-03-28T09:47:58","date_gmt":"2024-03-28T16:47:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/scholarlycommunications\/?p=3596"},"modified":"2024-04-16T11:18:31","modified_gmt":"2024-04-16T18:18:31","slug":"ev-demand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/scholarlycommunications\/2024\/03\/28\/ev-demand\/","title":{"rendered":"Canada would need another 10 Site C dams by 2035 to meet EV demand, BC professor warns"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>March 15, 2024| <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kelownanow.com\/watercooler\/news\/news\/Provincial\/Canada_would_need_another_10_Site_C_dams_by_2035_to_meet_EV_demand_BC_professor_warns\/\">KelownaNow<\/a> via <a href=\"https:\/\/u36448462.ct.sendgrid.net\/ls\/click?upn=u001.Xc6gzD09QmBCBPwvjn8NPbG5NY7hcJcxkTZIEq-2B8pd1LXvmdGmjW-2Bzh2awPjRAjGjFAK4xzJbBX6JpnuGk1ZZ4Y-2BChRWpQT04ZrpHp4IK32UFQJ-2BoynHFL7dVmZsGJTI68Jd_vaG9tJAFTKT2ckQnr1xuB1wojhITge-2F7b2bj2LymiXaGqJpGZKfBlQLdjbW6LHJc3AGaKCpVCKJb4gpyrantVfh3oAkAEBlNdyQHT9a7uJBp6X1pfD4LMVzwt0rk20bsaB2okqjS0XU9qC6ihvDtGv22lwNNJt7GXfde9yMcn7-2Fd5-2FhhvqQp-2BRZUQ-2FJw-2FtppfXXGHz6bRWlxVsJeDT8fyz-2Fe9dE6XIqRGgRDX9ofpP00EijeRrr9veIp35GhvsVKRkGgpSNaBNuCOcCw9mGSiDgDfKnUdTHr3z61pSPHjnSajS5vX5dKgNMF-2Bc9gZGOYeM3Gyg9KMI6Uo4zvnZtf67j9vDNh2F5Pwufwbzvcl0BL7u6vLY1-2FktGR1S1-2BfsEc\">UVic News<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The federal government has stated that by 2035, all new passenger vehicles and light trucks sold in Canada should be zero-emissions. While that seems like a great idea in theory, a recent study by UVic researcher Dr. G. Cornelis van Kooten indicates that managing this would require a lot more work.<\/p>\n<p>In his recent study published with the Fraser Institute, van Kooten explained that this type of transformation would require an increase in power &#8211; estimated to be up to 15.3 per cent. And, as van Kooten explained in an interview with KelownaNow &#8220;adding the equivalent of 10 new mega dams or 13 new gas plants in such a short timeline isn\u2019t realistic or feasible.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Dr. G. Cornelis van Kooten is an economics professor and former Canada Research Chair Environmental Studies and Climate at the University of Victoria. He also leads a research group called the Resource Economics &amp; Policy Analysis research group, which focuses on applying economic analysis to conduct research on natural resource issues of importance locally, nationally, and globally.<\/p>\n<p>If you are interested in reading more of Dr. G. Cornelis van Kooten&#8217;s research, we recommend you check out his <a href=\"https:\/\/dspace.library.uvic.ca\/browse\/authoronly?value=van%20Kooten,%20G.%20Cornelis&amp;bbm.return=3\">author page<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/dspace.library.uvic.ca\/home\">UVicSpace<\/a>! Alternatively, if you are interested in learning more about the world of electronic vehicles, try searching for &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/dspace.library.uvic.ca\/search?query=%22ev%22&amp;spc.page=1\">EV<\/a>&#8221; in UvicSpace!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>March 15, 2024| KelownaNow via UVic News The federal government has stated that by 2035, all new passenger vehicles and light trucks sold in Canada should be zero-emissions. While that seems like a great idea in theory, a recent study by UVic researcher Dr. G. 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