Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam has proposed a gradual ban of petrol and diesel-powered vehicles from downtown areas as part of a planned low emissions zone (LEZ) pilot programme from July 2027, reported Vietnamese newspaper Thanh Nien (via The Star).
Under the proposal, the LEZ pilot programme would begin in the core downtown area and the new Thu Thiem urban area which covers around 390 hectares, according to the report.
After a two-year pilot, the low emissions zone would be expanded to include the city’s Ring Road 2 from early 2029. This area already restricts heavy trucks and sleeper buses from the inner city during certain hours.
Buses are the first group of vehicles required to convert, and these will need to be powered by electricity or clean energy when entering the LEZ from 2027. Buses will be followed by motorcycle taxis and delivery motorcycles, while other vehicle categories, such as taxis face later deadlines.
This proposal for a low emissions zone in Ho Chi Minh City is subject to further review before it is formally approved, according to the report. In June, Hanoi planned to phase out petrol-powered ride-hailing motorcycles from low emissions zones, starting with voluntary restrictions before moving to a ban from January next year.
Even vietnamese have better mindset than malaysian
vietname sufered huge setback due to war in the 1960s/70s. wait another one more generation they may achieve rough parity with thailand.
Vietnam is a Vingroup subsidiary not a country. Every policy there benefits the Vingroup.
same like malaysian policy benefit the boomees , benefit the fossil fuel industry , benefit the legacy car makers and their vendor supply chain
and you are living in a country owned by umno and their cronies, not so different if not worse than them viet.
vietnam more progressive and forward thinking than Mee Tee
it’s quite noisy but slow there, just roaring but no speed.