The Globe and Mail reports in its Monday edition that Ottawa faces increasing pressure to drop its policy requiring electric vehicles to comprise a growing share of Canadian car sales after striking a deal with Beijing to allow Chinese-made EVs. The Globe's Adam Radwanski writes that Prime Minister Mark Carney is expected to unveil a new national automotive strategy this week. The Electric Vehicle Availability Standard (EVAS) sets a target of 60 per cent of all passenger vehicle sales being electric by 2030, and 100 per cent by 2035. It has long been opposed by the domestic car industry. In addition to arguing that there is not enough EV consumer demand to meet the targets, industry is complaining that EVAS's credit-trading mechanism -- in which automakers exceeding their EV sales targets can sell credits to those failing to meet theirs -- would effectively serve as a subsidy to Chinese companies selling only EVs. The Canadian Vehicle Manufacturers' Association says those subsidies could add up to nearly $1-billion for the initial 49,000 Chinese vehicles that Canada is set to allow at a low tariff rate. If Ottawa wanted to get really ambitious, it would change EVAS to reward automakers with a Canadian footprint.