Once beset by pollution, Beijing’s skies are clearer than ever thanks to EVs

[Ron Schultz]

But it’s not a surprise that strong government policy and a shift to cleaner vehicles would result in air quality gains. Of course common sense suggests that if you stop spewing stuff out of a million tailpipes, the air will clean up, but we’ve also seen unsurprising results in California, London and New York that, yes, knocking it off with pollution is a good thing. Now, we can add Beijing to that list, with the vast gains it has seen over a decade of consistent effort to make its citizens’ lives better.

https://electrek.co/2026/01/08/once-beset-by-pollution-beijings-skies-are-clearer-than-ever-thanks-to-evs/