British Columbians are increasingly souring on federal and provincial electric vehicle (EV) mandates, a new poll suggests.

The Ipsos poll, commissioned by the Energy Futures Institute, found that 56 per cent of respondents opposed EV mandates , up three points from last year, while just 34 per cent supported them.

“In British Columbia, we’ve gone on embarking on the most aggressive electric vehicle mandates in all of North America before we have the infrastructure to support it,” said Energy Futures Institute chair Barry Penner.

“And British Columbians are starting to wake up to that reality that, hey, you’re saying I have to buy an electric vehicle, even if I can’t afford it?”

British Columbia’s EV mandate requires at least 26 per cent of 2026 model year sales to be zero-emission ve

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