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| Policy demand focused | Description | Current PEV policy in Canada | “Strong” version |
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| Financial incentives | Reduce the cost of PEVs and infrastructure (via grants, discounts, user fee exemptions, or tax breaks) | Financial incentives ranging from $500 to $14,000 per PEV in BC, QC, and across the country through 2020 | Incentives of $6,000 per PEV for 20 years across all provinces |
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| High-occupancy vehicle (HOV) lane access | HOV lane access without restrictions for PEVs | PEVs in BC, ON, and QC have unrestricted access to the HOV lanes | Access to HOV lanes in all provinces that have them |
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| Public charging | Allow charging while away from home | Current charger to gas station ratio unchanged over time | By 2025, the ratio of chargers to petrol stations will be 0.5 throughout all provinces |
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| Building codes | Require charging access in new buildings | In BC, ON, and QC, charges are mandated by building codes | All provinces have adopted EV-ready building regulations |
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| Carbon pricing | Increase in the cost of fuels that produce carbon emissions through cap and trade or a carbon tax | Existing carbon prices are in place in BC, AB, and QC; beginning in 2018, a federal price floor will be applied to all provinces | By 2030, the price of carbon reaches and remains at $150 |
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| Supply-focused zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) mandate | Impose a minimum proportion of light-duty ZEV sales on manufacturers | Beginning in 2020, the QC ZEV obligation will increase to 22.5% credits by 2025 | By 2040, a national ZEV requirement will have increased market share by 40% |
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| Vehicle emission standard | Give light-duty cars a maximum amount of tailpipe emissions | By 2025, the fleet must meet an average CO2e/km standard | By 2040, the fleet must emit 71 g CO2e on average |
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| Low-carbon fuel standard | Demand that fuel suppliers limit the amount of carbon in the fuels they sell and provide credits for the use of alternative fuels (such as electricity and hydrogen) | By 2030, national standards call for a 12.5% decrease in the carbon intensity of transportation energy compared to 2010 | According to national standards, the carbon intensity of transportation energy must decrease by 45% by 2040 compared to 2010 levels and by 25% by 2030 |
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