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Article

Impact of the Electric Vehicle Policies on Environment and Health in the Beijing–Tianjin–Hebei Region

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Department of Industrial Engineering and Economics, Tokyo Institute of Technology, W9-74, 1-12-1 Ookayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 152-8552, Japan
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Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki 852-8523, Japan
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School of Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki 852-8523, Japan
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School of Economics and Management, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, China
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Beijing Advanced Innovation Centre for Big Data-Based Precision Medicine, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, China
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Key Laboratory of Big Data-Based Precision Medicine, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, China
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Authors to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18(2), 623; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18020623
Submission received: 19 November 2020 / Revised: 19 December 2020 / Accepted: 6 January 2021 / Published: 13 January 2021
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Transdisciplinary Studies in Planetary Health)

Abstract

China is implementing intensive policies on electric vehicles to control air pollution in urban regions, especially the Beijing–Tianjin–Hebei (BTH) region, one of the most polluted areas in China. The development of electric vehicles will lead to an increase in electricity demand. Because electricity is mostly generated by thermal power in China, primary energy consumption will also increase. This study sets two scenarios: with the electric vehicle policies scenario (REN) and without the electric vehicle policies scenario (FOS) to compare electric vehicle policy’s impact. We quantified the health benefits of the electric vehicle policies in the BTH region by using an integrated assessment framework. Compared with scenario FOS, the local PM2.5 emission will reduce by 11.38%, 15.12%, 22.27%, and the concentration will reduce by 18.84%, 20.04%, and 19.57% in Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei separately by 2030 in REN. The electric vehicle policies can avoid 23.5 million morbidities and 4.6 thousand mortalities and save CNY 20.65 billion using the value of statistical life and 1.5 million work loss days in 2030 in REN. Our results show that electric vehicle policy can bring a remarkably positive benefit to public health and the economy.
Keywords: electric vehicle policies; Beijing–Tianjin–Hebei; air pollution; health impact; co-benefit electric vehicle policies; Beijing–Tianjin–Hebei; air pollution; health impact; co-benefit

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Ma, C.; Madaniyazi, L.; Xie, Y. Impact of the Electric Vehicle Policies on Environment and Health in the Beijing–Tianjin–Hebei Region. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18, 623. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18020623

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Ma C, Madaniyazi L, Xie Y. Impact of the Electric Vehicle Policies on Environment and Health in the Beijing–Tianjin–Hebei Region. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021; 18(2):623. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18020623

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Ma, Chenen, Lina Madaniyazi, and Yang Xie. 2021. "Impact of the Electric Vehicle Policies on Environment and Health in the Beijing–Tianjin–Hebei Region" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 2: 623. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18020623

APA Style

Ma, C., Madaniyazi, L., & Xie, Y. (2021). Impact of the Electric Vehicle Policies on Environment and Health in the Beijing–Tianjin–Hebei Region. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(2), 623. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18020623

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