Officials show how to charge electric vehicles at the opening ceremony of the government's publicity campaign on electric vehicles and charging points in Central, in May 2012. Photo: Felix Wong Officials show how to charge electric vehicles at the opening ceremony of the government's publicity campaign on electric vehicles and charging points in Central, in May 2012. Photo: Felix Wong
Officials show how to charge electric vehicles at the opening ceremony of the government's publicity campaign on electric vehicles and charging points in Central, in May 2012. Photo: Felix Wong
Comment /  Opinion

Why Hong Kong should think twice about more electric vehicle recharging facilities

Paul Stapleton says e-vehicles are hardly environmentally friendly, given their large carbon footprint, and it would be better to expand our MTR network than build more free recharging stations

Topic |   Transport and logistics
Paul Stapleton
Paul Stapleton

Updated: 2:55pm, 20 Jul, 2018

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Officials show how to charge electric vehicles at the opening ceremony of the government's publicity campaign on electric vehicles and charging points in Central, in May 2012. Photo: Felix Wong Officials show how to charge electric vehicles at the opening ceremony of the government's publicity campaign on electric vehicles and charging points in Central, in May 2012. Photo: Felix Wong
Officials show how to charge electric vehicles at the opening ceremony of the government's publicity campaign on electric vehicles and charging points in Central, in May 2012. Photo: Felix Wong
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