eroEmissionehicleSVhiftAiming for net zero CO2 emissions from vehiclesTokyo ZEV Promotion StrategyZeroEmissionVehicle01Introduction02CHAPTER 01 Aiming for Net Zero CO2 Emissions from Vehicles03Making Vehicles Zero Emission is a Common Duty of Large Cities around the World04Encouraging Changes toward the Realization of a ZEV Society05Tokyo’s Visions for 2050 and 2030 Policy Targets08CHAPTER 02 Developing Initiatives for Promoting ZEVs Toward 2030—Three Pillars09Ensuring Infrastructure to Support the Promotion of ZEVs13Encouraging Replacement of Existing Vehicles, Including Passenger Cars, Buses, and Motorcycles, with ZEVs18Fostering Momentum for Social Acceptance22ConclusionZero Emission Vehicle ShiftPursuing efforts to limit the global average temperature increase to 1.5ºC, which entails a lower risk, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG) has formulated the Zero Emission Tokyo Strategy (hereinafter referred to as “Strategy”) to realize a Zero Emission Tokyo that will contribute to achieving net zero CO2emissions worldwide by 2050. The promotion of the spread of zero emission vehicles (hereinafter referred to as “ZEVs”) is positioned as one of the pillars, or areas of specific focus, of the Strategy, for which visions to aim for by 2050 and specific efforts and roadmap are provided.To promote the spread of ZEVs in a comprehensive manner, this ZEV Promotion Strategy has set 2030 targets which are milestones for moving ahead toward the visions to aim for by 2050 and prescribed more specific efforts to achieve the targets.This ZEV Promotion Strategy categorizes ZEVs as shown below, and summarizes the status quo, challenges, and development of initiatives to help Tokyo residents easily understand ZEVs.What are ZEVs? ZE...
