The optimistic side of Bangkok air pollution

Manuu
2 min readJan 24, 2019

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Bangkok traffic and air pollution

The air pollution in Thailand has become worse than ever before. The dusky mist engulfs the sky, resulting in hard-to-breath condition. A mask becomes an important accessory of the people of Bangkok.

Let’s look into the cause of the problem. CO2 from an industrial factory, diesel-engine cars, and weather, all combined, make it be like this. This makes me think, is it the time for us to consider using EV car seriously. All of us are aware of this bad condition, including cases like this in the neighboring country and around the world. A country like China and India have faced it too. And all of this push forward the transition of EV car to be faster.

Support from the government and cooperation from private sectors drive EV charge station and development of EV cars. We see Nissan Leaf, in Thailand, from Nissan motor and MINE from Mine Mobility. It is a good start for the adoption of the next-gen car. Even though there are limitations, e.g. the high price of EC cars, short battery duration, limit number of charge station and the charge time.

We should see more up-trend in EV car as a result of more pushing from the government. Thinking in a good way, perhaps the dusty air could speed up the process of creating a greener environment for our society.

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