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{
"time": "2025-06-17 11:50:00",
"attribution": {
"en": "Ben Lobb",
"fr": "Ben Lobb"
},
"content": {
"en": "<p data-HoCid=\"8852709\" data-originallang=\"en\"> Mr. Speaker, I would ask the hon. member to talk to car dealership managers right now and ask how sales of EVs are going once the government rebates and grants are falling off. We can look at the data for the first six months of the year, and we know sales are down because the grants are down.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"8852710\" data-originallang=\"en\"> The other thing I will say is to take a look at the combustion engine and its evolution over the last 30 years, specifically around pickup trucks that had V8 engines. Regarding fuel mileage, way back in the day, Ford pickups would get about eight miles to the gallon. Maybe 20 years ago, it would have been 13 or 14 miles to the gallon, and now, if they are cruising down the road, it is close to 30 miles to the gallon. That is a huge innovation.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"8852711\" data-originallang=\"en\"> There are other things, like EGR valves that are bolted onto the exhaust manifold. Those help to recycle emissions. We have catalytic converters. What comes out of the tailpipe of a truck from 30 years ago does not reflect anything that happens on a new truck today.</p>",
"fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"8852709\" data-originallang=\"en\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, je prierais l'honorable d\u00e9put\u00e9e de parler aux directeurs de concession d'automobiles d\u00e8s maintenant et de leur demander quel sera l'\u00e9tat de leurs ventes de v\u00e9hicules \u00e9lectriques lorsque les rabais et les subventions gouvernementales diminueront. Nous pouvons examiner les donn\u00e9es des six premiers mois de l'ann\u00e9e, et nous savons que les ventes ont diminu\u00e9 parce que les subventions ont \u00e9t\u00e9 r\u00e9duites. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"8852710\" data-originallang=\"en\">Selon moi, il faut aussi voir comment le moteur \u00e0 combustion a \u00e9volu\u00e9 au cours des 30 derni\u00e8res ann\u00e9es, en particulier celui des camionnettes \u00e9quip\u00e9es d'un moteur V8. Dans le pass\u00e9 lointain, la consommation d'essence d'une camionnette Ford \u00e9tait d'environ huit milles au gallon. Il y a une vingtaine d'ann\u00e9es, elle aurait \u00e9t\u00e9 de 13 ou 14 milles au gallon, et maintenant, quiconque roule tranquillement sur la route fait tout pr\u00e8s de 30 milles au gallon. C'est l\u00e0 une \u00e9norme innovation.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"8852711\" data-originallang=\"en\">Il y a d'autres \u00e9l\u00e9ments, par exemple les soupapes de recyclage des gaz d'\u00e9chappement, ou RGE, qui sont boulonn\u00e9es sur le collecteur d'\u00e9chappement. Ces pi\u00e8ces aident \u00e0 recycler les \u00e9missions. Nous avons les convertisseurs catalytiques. Ce qui sortait du tuyau arri\u00e8re d'\u00e9chappement d'un camion il y a 30 ans n'a rien \u00e0 voir aujourd'hui avec ce qu'il en est d'un camion neuf aujourd'hui. </p>"
},
"url": "/debates/2025/6/17/ben-lobb-3/",
"politician_url": "/politicians/ben-lobb/",
"politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/1102/",
"procedural": false,
"source_id": "13101015",
"h1": {
"en": "Government Orders",
"fr": "Ordres \u00e9manant du gouvernement"
},
"h2": {
"en": "Business of Supply",
"fr": "Travaux des subsides"
},
"h3": {
"en": "Opposition Motion\u2014Sale of Gas-Powered Vehicles",
"fr": "Motion de l'opposition \u2014 La vente de v\u00e9hicules \u00e0 essence"
},
"document_url": "/debates/2025/6/17/",
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}