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Interview with Vic Fedeli

Thursday, 18 November 2021 13:00

The Minister of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade talks about the future of building electric vehicles in Ontario.

In the interview, you can hear Minister of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade Vic Fedeli talk about the following:

- Phase 2 of the Driving Prosperity plan, which includes building at least 400,000 electric and hybrid vehicles by 2030 in Ontario.

- Investing in a new battery assembly plant to increase exports of Ontario-made auto parts

- Establishing an electric battery supply chain ecosystem that connects Norther Ontario's mineral wealth with the manufacturing plants in Southern Ontario

- Why the Province will not offer a rebate for consumers to purchase electric vehicles.

You can listen to the full interview below:

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