With the price of a barrel of oil experiencing a spectacular increase, a majority of Quebecers (61%) are increasingly determined that their next choice of vehicle will be electric.
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This is revealed by a Maru poll, released last week. The commitment of the CAQ government, which sells new gasoline vehicles in the province from 2035, has probably helped many to make progress in their thinking. Conversely, a majority of Albertans will likely buy a gas-powered vehicle when their current car no longer works.
Different increase factors by province
Already rising for some time, the price of a barrel of oil spectacular since the beginning of the Russian invasion in Ukraine.
A majority of Canadians (27%) consider this situation to be the main factor in this increase, but the answer to this question differs from province to province. In Quebec, nearly one respondent out of three (31%) believes that this increase is linked to a desire for enrichment by the oil companies. In Alberta, probably the province most critical of the federal carbon tax, it is this measure that would have led to this price spike, according to a majority of respondents (29%).
According to the International Energy Agency, Russia is the third largest oil producer, behind the United States and Saudi Arabia. Last week, Canada, the United States and the United Kingdom banned imports of petroleum and petroleum products from Russia.
Conducted on February 18 and 20, 2022, the survey was conducted among a random selection of 1,555 Canadian adults who are online Maru Voice Canada panelists.
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