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Electric Vehicles (EV) and hybrid cars have been significantly expanding over the last decade, especially with supportive policies and technology advancement, according to the International Energy Agency. In fact, a report from Bloomberg New Energy Finance stated 58 percent of global passenger vehicle sales in 2040 will come from electric vehicles. With the Hong Kong government actively supporting the adoption of EV cars throughout the city and a wider range of options available on the market, is it time to switch over to electric cars?
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A larger network of charging stations 
The local government has, for several years, taking an active role in supporting the adoption of electric cars in the city through tax reductions, financial incentives and more importantly laying out infrastructures for charging stations across the city. In 2019, The Chief Executive announced the preparation of a $2 billion pilot subsidy scheme to promote the installation of an EV charging network that will be made easily accessible to EV car owners in private residential car parks as well as public parking spaces.&nbsp;
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Better for the environment 
Hong Kong’s air pollution index has been a major cause of concern for many residents, as well as the local government, prompting it to facilitate an EV-friendly city to combat the detrimental consequences of greenhouse gas emissions from petrol and diesel vehicles. According to the Environmental Protection Department, 60% of carbon monoxide emissions comes from transportation. Because electric cars are powered by electric motors that run on rechargeable batteries, replacing conventional cars with EV cars drastically reduces carbon emissions into the air.&nbsp;
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More Economical 
One of the biggest reservations most consumers have when considering an electric car is the mileage. The Tesla Model 3 currently boasts the longest range among other EV cars on the market, covering 320miles on a full six to nine-hour charge. In contrast, conventional fuel-pumped cars go between 360 to 480 miles on a full tank, needless to mention that refuelling also takes less time. But Hong Kong also has the most expensive auto-fuel retail price in the world, according to the Consumer Council. It costs $17 per litre to pump gas while charging an EV car is free.&nbsp;
However, if road trips out of the city is a priority, hybrid cars offer the best of both words covering a longer range fueled by reusable energy, and gas as a reserve. Otherwise, there are about 3,351 EV charging stations across the city, at refuelling stations, public parking spaces as well as private residential car parks (one within every 10km).
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A growing range of options 
Over the years the number of electric vehicles and hybrid cars entering the market has steadily increased, offering an optimistic future for the development and advancement of EV cars. No longer exclusive to Tesla, the industry now features some of the biggest names in the motor industry including BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Aston Martin, Porsche and Volkswagen, to name a few. Rolls Royce had also declared its commitment to manufacturing a line of EV cars, skipping on hybrids completely, and iPhone and Macintosh technology company Apple also recently announced that it will be rolling out an EV car in 2024.
As of right now, Tesla remains in the lead, offering models with the longest range and quickest acceleration on the market, however that will soon change with more hybrid sedans and utility EVs expected to come out of the woodworks with improved specifications, performance, charging time, and even more luxurious exterior and interior layouts.&nbsp;
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Save on cost 
Though the cost of purchasing an EV car can set you back anywhere between $500,000 to $1 million, the cost of maintenance and servicing will save buyers money in the long run. Conventional cars consist of several parts that often break down or need regular servicing or maintenance, whereas EV cars only need to be serviced twice a year and have their brake fluid replaced every 5 years. Though the battery packs are the most expensive part to maintaining ((between five to fifteen thousand) an EV car, most battery packs come with an eight-year (or 100,000miles) warranty and take about 17 years to die (or&nbsp; 200,000miles).&nbsp;
So, is it time to switch to electric cars? 
There are at least 12,000 registered electric cars in the city and despite the initial upfront cost of switching over to an electric car is high, the need for maintenance, servicing and downtime are much less and more convenient than conventional cars. Saving at least $5,000 per year, not including the government’s incentives. And with a wider range of options to hit the market in the next few years, and a more widespread network of EV chargers in gross spaces, both public and private residential areas across the city to accommodate the demands of private electric car owners, there is very little downside to a sustainable, cost-efficient and eco-friendly move as to switch from conventional gas-powered cars to its electric alternative.&nbsp;
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Is it time to switch to electric cars?

It’s on our shelves. It fills our oceans. It’s in our food. And, these days, it’s pretty much guaranteed to be inside you too. Based on the undeniable testimony of once beautiful beaches and starkly-compromised stretches of sea, one of mankind’s most ubiquitous creations has turned toxic and now threatens its very existence – plastic. Or so we have been led to believe.
Even should you have been resident in the depths of the Marianas Trench for the last year or so, it can’t have escaped your attention that the tide has turned against this most multi-purpose of polymers. In state rooms from Britain to Singapore as well as within the boardrooms of such behemoths as <a href="https://www.kfchk.com/en/home/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">KFC</a> or <a href="https://www.coca-cola.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Coca-Cola</a>, there is a sudden, almost startled, awareness that single-use plastic is the Fifth Horseman of the looming eco-apocalypse.
Even more surprising, in a world characterised by climate change cynicism and declining-glacier deniers, there seems to be a degree of consensus that tackling this particular problem is a genuine priority. Sadly, this is probably because even the least green-minded government official can see for themselves that the world is already drowning in plastic.
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Though some plastic waste is either incinerated or ends up as landfill, only a small amount – perhaps 10 percent – gets recycled. The vast majority of all surplus-to-requirements plastics ends up being carried out to sea. Whether washed up on beaches or carried along on waves, it doesn’t so much find its way into the environment as, we are ominously informed, actually become part of it.
We are already apparently seeing its effects. At present, it is estimated that more than 100,000 sea creatures die every year either from consuming plastics or by getting enmeshed within them. In the case of coral, an entity that takes years or even decades to mature and grow, its numbers are said to have declined by more than 50 percent over the last 30 years, largely because of plastic contamination, although disease and global warming have also taken their toll.
Then there’s the Great Pacific Garbage Patch – set between Hawaii and California, at 1.6 million&nbsp;sq.km, it is the largest of the world’s super-huge floating trash sites. An established danger to&nbsp;marine life and a clear environment hazard, the Patch also continues to grow at an alarming rate.
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Interestingly – and this is where things start to get a little less clear – the environmentally aware&nbsp;activities of most consumers won’t make any real difference to its expansion or dispersion.&nbsp;This is largely because, contrary to popular belief, coffee cups and the mesh that holds together six-packs of beer are not necessarily the Big Bads when it comes to oceanic contamination.
In reality, 46 percent of the waste plastic that constitutes the Pacific Garbage Patch was actually derived from the equipment used by industrial fishing fleets. Even the remaining 54 percent is not down to <a href="https://www.starbucks.com.hk/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Starbucks</a> or Stella Artois, with it largely comprising other professional angling gear – notably ropes, guides, crustacean traps, crates and a miscellany of other maritime paraphernalia. The balance is made up by debris from the 2011 tsunami that devastated Japan, which accounts for maybe 20 percent of the whole.
If the current welter of scientific research has proved anything, it’s shown that, while empty soda bottles and takeaway meal wrappers might mar beachscapes across the world, inadvertently choking a seagull or two along the way, everyday waste is not the biggest global danger. Indeed, it’s clear that certain supposed evidence of the peril it presents has been exaggerated if not wilfully distorted.
Take the oft-repeated statistic that 500 million plastic straws are used – and discarded – in America every single day. It’s a figure that’s so huge, so tailor-made to prompt behavioural change (with a number of companies having already banned their use) that the anti-straw movement has gone from being a quaint notion to becoming a seriously belligerent environmental force.
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While compelling it might be, it’s a statistic that falls apart even under the most cursory of&nbsp; examinations. Firstly, even if the 500 million figure is true and even if all such straws are washed out to sea every day, on an annual basis, that’s still only 0.2 percent of global plastic wastage. Secondly – and even more fundamentally – the 500 million figure is based on the uncorroborated work of one individual – Milo Cress.
In 2011, Milo took it upon himself to estimate the scale of daily straw usage across the US. To this end, he called a number of local fast-food restaurants and straw manufacturers and then extrapolated his findings on a national basis. Unfortunately, at the time, Milo was not employed by a recognised scientific institution or government body. This was, in part, due to the fact that he was nine years old at the time. Nevertheless, this schoolboy’s apparent findings have been taken as fact by many environmentalists and now shape policies and help define priorities.
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While such digressions have clearly clouded the issue, there is still enough proper science around to cause genuine concern, not least about the way that singleuse plastics enter the food chain. According to a study by the Scrippe Institution of Oceanography in San Diego, the fish population of the Pacific is ingesting plastic at a rate of between 12,000 to 24,000 tonnes per year. To put this into perspective, pretty much every time you tuck into a sushi roll or fillet of fish, you’re also treating yourself to a – probably unhealthy – dose of artificial polymers.
These come in the form of tiny plastic particles – known as microplastics and often less than a millimetre in length – which are now ubiquitous throughout the world’s <a href="//www.gafencushop.com/ocean-inspired-jewellery/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">oceans</a>. Perhaps more worryingly, they also fairly ubiquitous in our own bodies.
Thankfully – while plastic isn’t likely to feature on any good diet guide any time soon – the jury is still out as to whether these minuscule particles are inherently harmful. While some polymer-derivatives – notably Bisophenal A (BPA), which can be absorbed through the skin and is utilised in everything from DVD cases to fruit-juice packets – have been tentatively linked to cancers, neurological issues and hormone imbalances, plastics are still seen as relatively low down on most respectable likely-to-kill-you lists. Indeed, mercury and a number of other naturally-occurring heavy metals are far more likely to see you off peremptorily.
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To complicate matters still further, several scientists have claimed that seabird toxicity tests have shown that ingesting plastics may actually extend their lifespan. This is, supposedly, because potentially toxic materials (such as heavy metals and even radioactive particles) may bind to any such plastic and pass harmlessly through the bird. Of course, an equal number of scientists dispute this particular notion, finding it specious in the extreme.
As with many environmental issues then, the problem is knowing who and what to believe. With undisputed data hard to find and with many serious studies open to interpretation, it is clearly a challenge for the environmentally-minded citizen to know what to do for the best. The problem is of course compounded when fundamentally flawed – if well-meaning – pseudo-science, such as the 500 million straw myth, is accepted at face value and widely circulated.
While foregoing fast-food bendy straws and taking your own mug to Costa Coffee clearly isn’t going to harm the environment, it might be foolish to believe it’s actively going to improve the situation. Indeed, with just five countries creating more than half the world’s plastic waste and with industrial fishing fleets accounting for much of the oceanic contamination, it might be better for individuals to lobby for greater national and corporate responsibility rather than to berate any wayward straw wastrels.
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POLYNOMORE

Live Zero in Sai Ying Pun is the city&#8217;s first packaging-free, zero-waste store
On the 1st of February 2018, a bright little shop on the quieter side of High Street opened its doors to the public. Little did passers-by know that it was a brave pioneer in the 852 scene, as the territory&#8217;s&nbsp;first, zero-waste, bulk-buy shop.
The goal? To begin a movement that changes the way people purchase their necessities, returning us to how we humans were prior to plastic.&nbsp;
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It&#8217;s not easy to go plastic-free in Hong Kong. Scant legislation on&nbsp;product packaging and waste management has prevented the development of a &#8216;mature waste market&#8217; like that of nearby Japan. However, what with the emergence of <a href="https://www.edgar.hk/">Edgar</a> in Tsim Sha Tsui, and now&nbsp;Live Zero&nbsp;in Sai Ying Pun, things are looking up. Maybe Hong Kong&#8217;s landfills won&#8217;t <a href="http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20170427-hong-kong-has-a-monumental-waste-problem" target="_blank" rel="noopener">explode in 2020</a> after all, as experts have predicted. Or it can even be as simple as having clean waters to swim in and trash-free beaches to enjoy.
Millennial 25-year-old interior designer Tamsin Thornburrow is behind the small business, which stocks a range of products from foodstuffs to personal care items. The entrepreneur has spent the last year researching brands and suppliers to feature on Live Zero&#8217;s shelves. Customers can come in with their own empty containers and fill them up with what they need, purchase pretty recyclable ones, or use whatever others have donated and left free-for-the-taking on the table by the door.&nbsp;
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Thornburrow studied&nbsp;landscape architecture and previously worked for a furniture company and a homeware retailer. At 22, she launched Thorn and Burrow, a home decor shop specialising in textiles. It was there she noticed a significant appetite for reusable packaging, when sales for her stocked S&#8217;well&nbsp;stainless steel water bottles picked up.&nbsp;
The young activist-entrepreneur then opened the first iteration of Live Zero in PMQ, Central. Then, after gleaning advice from similar setup&nbsp;<a href="https://www.beunpackaged.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Unpackaged</a> in London, she decided to dive headfirst and lease the space on High Street for a full-on eco-friendly venture.
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&#8220;[Zero waste] is about limiting yourself to what you need,&#8221; says&nbsp;Thornburrow, whose latest project has gotten a lot of attention and support from the community and media alike. &#8220;We’re made to feel we need [so much] stuff,&#8221; she says. But do we, really?
Live Zero Bulk Foods, 24 High Street Sai Ying Pun. hello@livezero.hk&nbsp;<a href="http://www.livezero.hk/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">www.livezero.hk</a>
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Written by: <a href="http://www.morenatravels.com">Julienne C. Raboca</a>

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