Electric vehicles will start to cut emissions and improve air quality in our cities – but only once they’re common
- Written by: John Rose, Professor of Sustainable Future Transport, University of Sydney
LanaElcova/ShutterstockElectric vehicles are often seen as the panacea to cutting emissions – and air pollution – from transport.
Is this view correct? Yes – but only once uptake accelerates. Despite the recent boom in EV purchases, they’re still a tiny minority of the cars on the road.
We would get more immediate...