A 40-strong cross-department task force headed by newly promoted air policy chief Dr Kenneth Leung Kai-ming will spend two years tackling hydrogen, e-mobility, nuclear and alternative fuels, Transit Jam has learned, with […]
The Environment Protection Department (EPD) has revealed around 22,200 tonnes of used tyres, the equivalent of around 1.9 million car tyres or a million truck tyres, are buried in Hong Kong’s landfills […]
Star Ferry’s new “green” diesel-electric ferry system, funded by taxpayers to the tune of around HK$3m of its HK$8m cost, uses the same amount of diesel fuel as regular diesel ferries, according […]
The government has defended its new skip certification scheme, claiming that reported poor quality licensed skips represent only a small sample of the 30 skips licensed under the scheme. Hong Kong’s pilot […]
Hong Kong will finally catch up with Europe’s 2017 emissions standards for motorbikes and 2013 standards for light buses, as LegCo approves a law amendment to ban registration of new non-compliant vehicles. […]
Government excuses for non-existent electric vehicle (EV) subsidy trial reports are “nonsense”, says lawmaker and district councillor Ted Hui Chi-fung, claiming the government’s neglect harms the public interest and hurts the development […]
Electric buses must shed weight – around three quarters of their hefty battery baggage – to earn a place on Hong Kong’s roads, says a leading bus expert who calls on the […]
There are no Chinese- or Hong Kong-made electric buses and hybrid minibuses currently ready for wide-scale commercial use, say the latest reports from the Environmental Protection Department’s Pilot Green Transport Fund. However, […]
Ageing diesel engines set for a citywide cull have been granted a stay of execution by the Hong Kong government, which has extended the deadline for its diesel cash-for-scrap programme by six […]
