HANOI: Millions of exhaust-belching motorbikes zip through Hanoi’s narrow streets every day fuelling its chronic air pollution, but authorities have backtracked from an ambitious plan to ban them in favor of electric two-wheelers. Vehicular emissions account for more than half of the capital’s poll»»»

HANOI, May 19 — Millions of exhaust-belching motorbikes zip through Hanoi’s narrow streets every day fuelling its chronic air pollution, but authorities have backtracked from an ambitious plan to ban them in favour of electric two-wheelers. Vehicular emissions account for more than half of the capi»»»

HANOI: Millions of exhaust-belching motorbikes zip through Hanoi’s narrow streets every day fueling its chronic air pollution, but authorities have backtracked from an ambitious plan to ban them in favor of electric two-wheelers. Vehicular emissions account for more than half of the capital’s pollu»»»

A man rides an electric scooter on a street in Hanoi. Two-wheelers remain the main mode of transport across Vietnam, where public transport is limited and many people cannot afford cars. (EPA Images pic) HANOI: Millions of exhaust-belching motorbikes zip through Hanoi’s narrow streets every day fue»»»

HANOI – Millions of exhaust-belching motorbikes zip through Hanoi’s narrow streets every day fuelling its chronic air pollution, but Vietnam’s authorities have backtracked from an ambitious plan to ban them in favour of electric two-wheelers. Vehicular emissions account for more than half of the ca»»»