How Hanoi plans to curb air pollution with electric buses, taxis by 2030

Transport emissions have made Hanoi one of the world’s most polluted cities, at times ranking worse than Delhi. (Photo: iStock)

Hanoi is stepping up efforts to fully transition to green transportation by 2030, with the city government pledging to expand low-carbon public bus services and roll out supporting measures such as charging infrastructure and preferential financing to accelerate the electrification of tour buses and taxis, in a bid to curb worsening urban air pollution.

Green bus rollout ahead of schedule

At a progress review meeting on Dec. 17, Nguyen Manh Quyen, Vice Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee, said the city aims to complete most of the administrative and technical groundwork for the green transport transition by 2029, paving the way for a full conversion to green vehicles the following year.