Vietnam pushes electric motorbikes as pollution becomes 'unbearable'

By Agence France-Presse

Dec 04, 2024 5:54 pm

In Vietnam's heavily polluted capital Hanoi, teenage taxi driver Phung Khac Trung rides his electric motorbike through streets jammed with two-wheelers belching toxic fumes.

Trung, 19, is one of a growing number of Generation-Z workers driving an e-bike trend in the communist nation where 77 million — largely petrol — motorbikes rule the roads.

Already have an active account? Log in here to continue reading.
Or
Subscribe to the Premium Subscription plan to access this subscriber-exclusive article.

Related Articles

India PM Modi to meet Trump in US

Indonesia halts project hosting Trump estate

More than 30 missing after landslide hits southwest China

Sri Lanka probes tourist deaths from pest fumigation

Airbus and Boeing eye India's 'soaring skies'

Trump revokes Biden's security clearance

Hamas, Israel set for next Gaza truce exchange