If not now, when?

LOCKDOWNS brought about by the global Covid-19 pandemic have shown the world that it is possible to drastically cut down air pollution, especially in urban centres.

Many studies have shown that air pollution, especially in high-density urban areas, has a devastating long-term public health impact. One recent study from the Ontario Public Health Association in Canada called “Clearing the Air” found that replacing one internal combustion-engined (ICE) car with an electric vehicle (EV) can have as much as C$10,000 (RM31,000) in positive social benefits. In addition, many countries around the world are leveraging on stimulus packages used to combat the economic slowdown resulting from the pandemic to pivot away from massive reliance on ICE vehicles towards a greener EV landscape.