It will soon be difficult to get around Amsterdam without a bike. By 2030, the Dutch capital will ban gasoline and diesel vehicles. The goal is to improve the city's air quality.

One year. That's how much air pollution in Amsterdam is believed to shorten the life expectancy of its residents.

Therefore, measures are now being taken to improve air quality.

Although a large part of the Dutch population already chooses to cycle, air quality is still worse than EU regulations allow, mainly due to heavy traffic in the big cities of Amsterdam and Rotterdam. The Dutch Ministry of Health has warned that current levels could
cause lung diseases.

“Air pollution is one of the biggest health risks in Amsterdam,” the city’s traffic councilor Sharoj Djiksma told The Guardian.

To encourage residents to switch to electric and hydrogen cars, the city will install thousands of charging stations around Amsterdam. The goal is to have between 16,000 and 23,000 charging stations by 2025. 

Currently, there are only 3,000 such stations.

Other European cities have already introduced measures to reduce their emissions. 

Last year, Madrid introduced restrictions on cars manufactured before 2000, and Rome has pledged to ban diesel cars completely by 2024.
As early as next year, it will be prohibited to drive diesel cars manufactured before 2005 in Amsterdam.

Source: aftonbladet.se