TEHRAN Nov 22 (Shana)--The Iranian government plans to free up imports of hybrid cars in an attempt to reduce air pollution emanating from gasoline burning, minister of industry, trade and mine said.
The government has ratified a measure to reduce to zero the tariffs levied on the import of electric and hybrid cars, Mohammad-Reza Nematzadeh said.
He ...
[caption id="attachment_90674" align="alignright" width="180"] The file photo shows air pollution in Seoul, South Korea.[/caption]
Air pollution contributed to an estimated seven million deaths worldwide in 2012, the World Health Organization (WHO) says.
In a report published on Tuesday, the United Nations health agency said that polluted air ...