The above proposal is a policy in the right direction, which needs to be supported. In every reform, the public sector must always play a pioneering role.
The government mobilizes people to reduce emissions and use environmentally friendly vehicles, and the staff must be the ones to implement it first.
It is impossible to call for a green transformation of society while officials and civil servants still use gasoline cars.
Ho Chi Minh City currently has millions of motorbikes circulating every day, and emissions from vehicles are one of the biggest sources of air pollution.
If thousands of officials, civil servants, and public employees switch to using electric vehicles, it will have a positive impact on the city's green transition process.
It is worth noting that Ho Chi Minh City does not choose to apply it widely immediately to the whole society. The city starts from the public sector, then expands to other vehicle groups according to the roadmap.
This is a cautious approach, with specific steps and creating conditions for the market, infrastructure as well as people to adapt.
But for the policy to be successful, it is not possible to just set a timeline and wait for everyone to implement it themselves.
The first thing to do is to develop synchronous electrical charging infrastructure.
Electric vehicle users must have convenient access to charging points at agencies, residential areas, commercial centers, public parking lots and main traffic routes.
Next is a reasonable financial support policy, not all officials and civil servants have the conditions to change cars immediately.
The city can study preferential credit programs, interest rate support or mechanisms for exchanging old cars to reduce initial cost pressure.
No less important is ensuring a stable and safe power source and developing a battery recycling ecosystem after use.
Green transformation is not only replacing gasoline engines with electric motors but also building a sustainable development chain from production, use to waste treatment.
Looking more broadly, this policy also has the meaning of promoting the domestic green industry.
With the demand for electric vehicles increasing, businesses producing, supplying components, charging stations and technical services will have more development opportunities.
What people are waiting for is not only the numbers in the project, but the changes that can be seen every day on the streets, cleaner air, less noise, and more civilized traffic.
Officials and civil servants riding electric vehicles are also a message about responsibility, pioneering spirit and determination to build a green city.
The public sector takes the lead with specific actions, and people will have more motivation to accompany.
