Air pollution is a silent killer, with up to 36,000 deaths a year attributed to long-term exposure. Toxic air has been linked to the development of strokes, heart disease and exacerbates asthma.
So today, on Clean Air Day, the Standard is launching our Plug It In campaign — to transform London into the world city of clean, electric power. We know demand for electric vehicles (EVs) is accelerating rapidly — the number of EVs registered in London increased by 60 per cent last year, taking the total to 86,568. Next, we need to turbo-charge this.
