Hong Kong plans to phase out all fossil fuel vehicles over the next 10 to 20 years and switch to electric modes of commercial and public transport to improve air quality, according to the city’s environment chief.
Roadside pollution remains a major concern in Hong Kong, which has one of the world’s highest population and traffic densities.
The government’s push could potentially accelerate electric vehicle adoption in the small and wealthy financial hub, which has already seen EV sales grow a hundredfold in less than a decade.
As of August, there were 12,195 electric vehicles approved for road use in Hong Kong, up from fewer than 100 at the end of 2010.
Today, EVs make up about 1.8% of priv
Oct 29, 2019
