Franchises? No. But it could easily raise prices that are already absurdly high and make it more difficult for fans to come and watch. It might not be something for everyone, but a lot of people, myself included, love hockey in Canada and support their local team.
It would suck to make the tickets more expensive and even make things difficult for the finances of a team which would force them to relocate or sell it. Who knows.
I know there are more important things, but I’m just saying how it is seen by people.
To be fair, as someone said, it’s not EV that will save the environment. They bring their own problems such as rare earth minerals, heavy metals, lithium fires, heavier cars = move road degradation because of weight, more PM2,5 because of the weight on caoutchouc tires, the difficulty to replace parts when broken because of the more locked design and less right to repair friendly and more.
Are they good for the environment? More than a combustion car, probably. Are they the silver bullet solution? Absolutely not. We are in Canada and we have industries, local, that could benefit from investing into public transportation and trains. That’s true Canadian investment to our companies and solutions to the current environmental crisis.