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Air Quality Problems

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Major Decisions by Countries

Many countries in world have started facing poor air quality issues due to excessive use of coal for electricity generation. In addition to this, air pollution generated by fossil fuel vehicles is also adding to the troubles. Premature deaths and serious health issues are on rise due to highly polluted air.

Some of the leading countries like US and countries in Europe have formulated policies to move towards electric cars. Developing Asian countries like China and India have also started their journey toward electric vehicles.

France - In July 2017, France has announced that it plans to ban all conventional i.e. petrol & diesel cars by 2040. It is part of country's vision to make France carbon neutral by …show more content…

Recently, a motion has been passed by majority in the lower house of country. To become it a reality, it has to be passed by Dutch senate. Considering the support it has got in lower house, path to clean transportation is expected to be smooth.

Norway -Norway has decided to ban all fossil fuel based vehicles by 2025. It is leading the Green revolution of electric cars. As on 2017, 50% of the cars being sold in Norway are electric (17.6%) or hybrid (33.8%) cars. Norway has target to reduce CO2 emissions by 40% by 2030. Norway also plans to triple its wind power capacity by 2020.

China - When it comes to electric vehicles, china is ahead of the curve. China has adopted electric cars due to rise in air pollution in some of the biggest Chinese cities. In some places this pollution is much beyond red mark. China is biggest auto market to date and is still growing due to rising per capita income. China witnessed sale of 28 million vehicles which is expected to grow to 40 million by 2025.

Compared to western EV market, china's EV share is dominated by 2 wheelers.

United States - United States is a global laboratory for electric cars. Although US administration hasn't done any big announcement related to EV adoption, sale of EVs is already on rise.

Startups like Tesla, Faraday future are shaping up EV future not only in US but for the whole world.

Major Decisions by Automakers

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