Human Writes: Electric buses could solve our air, traffic pollution woes

Some of the world’s most congested cities are in South-East Asia. Horrendous jams and hour-long commutes are the norm in Manila and Bangkok. Jakarta once won a “World’s Worst Traffic” award. Kuala Lumpur folk talk about traffic jams like the Brits chat about the weather.

Singapore is the exception, with its efficient public transport system. Cities need a mass transit system to function. Imagine London without the Tube or Tokyo without its Metro.