Shanghai, China’s financial capital, aims to phase out 120,000 lower-end diesel trucks by 2022 to combat air pollution, according to government reports. At the end of 2018, the city had 120,000 “national three” diesel trucks, comprising 2.9% of its registered vehicle fleet, which were responsible for 30% of its total vehicle emissions of nitrogen oxides and 46% of particles. From 1 April next year, the government will ban the trucks from certain highways, gradually extending the prohibited zones. The move is part of a broader plan announced in March that includes banning new cars with engines smaller than 500cc (cc), as well as introducing stricter pollution standards on existing vehicles.
Shanghai, China’s financial capital, aims to phase out 120,000 lower-end diesel trucks by 2022 to combat air pollution, according to government reports. At the end of 2018, the city had 120,000 “national three” diesel trucks, comprising 2.9% of its registered vehicle fleet, which were responsible for 30% of its total vehicle emissions of nitrogen oxides and 46% of particles. From 1 April next year, the government will ban the trucks from certain highways, gradually extending the prohibited zones. Subsidies of CNY3,000 ($420) to CNY116,000 per vehicle will be offered to operators who phase out the trucks ahead of schedule.