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Singapore aims to phase out petrol and diesel vehicles by 2040

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Re: Singapore aims to phase out petrol and diesel vehicles by 2040

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Every time I'm deafened by a bus or truck on the street I dream of this kind of thing coming to New York.

Don’t know why you’re getting downvoted, this is a great point and an often-overlooked benefit of EVs.

I walk my two year old home along a main road in a major city every day and the noise and diesel fumes are a real bother. That we might not have to deal with either in future is a lovely thought.

Re: Singapore aims to phase out petrol and diesel vehicles by 2040

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I was just reading the other day that India announced some big number of solar GW/per year number for 2030 a while back, but projections are already showing that they will make half that target, at best. I'm not sure of the utility of politicians making targets 5+yrs from now, let alone decades from now. Maybe partially meeting them is part of the goal?

It's a way to show you're doing something without actually doing it. You become pure light beaming good will on the world, unable to do wrong. The one who has to implement the policy will have to pick winners and losers, make concessions, compromise, etc
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