Figure 3.11 Local Air Pollution Costs, by Unit of Travel, Across Powertrain Types and Vehicle Segments, 2024
category, in 2030. BEV transitions yield significant global externality benefits from CO2 reductions in all vehicle segments and all countries. They also generate significant environmental benefits by reducing local air pollutants in most countries. Two countries-South Africa and Maldives—do not BEVs generate substantial environmental benefits in most cases, including reductions in both local air pollutants and COz emissions. In some countries with fossil fuel-based electricity, such as Jordan, Malaysia, Maldives, Sao Tome and Principe, South Africa, and Viet Nam, BEVs can produce local air quality improvements and global climate benefits are added together, the BEV uptake