The government is being urged to promote commercial electric vehicles (EVs), especially in mass transit and the transport of goods, as part of its efforts to grow the EV ecosystem amid growing concerns over carbon dioxide emissions and PM2.5 ultra-fine dust.
The suggestion was made as authorities view EVs and their charging infrastructure as a tool to help them achieve carbon neutrality — a balance between carbon dioxide emissions and absorption — by 2050.
Policymakers should start building the EV ecosystem by focusing more on commercial EVs than saloons, which are mostly utilised for personal use rather than a heavy workload, said Sompote Ahunai, chief executive of Energy Absolute Plc (EA), a…
