According to information at the seminar, the Prime Minister has issued Directive No. 20/CT-TTg (dated July 12, 2025) requiring localities to carry out many urgent tasks to prevent environmental pollution. Notably, from July 1, 2026, motorcycles and motorbikes using fossil fuels (gasoline, oil) will not be circulated in the beltway 1 area; from January 1, 2028, the roadmap to limit cars and motorbikes using gasoline and oil will be expanded in beltways 1 and 2; by 2030, it can move to beltway 3.
Vice Chairman of Hanoi People's Committee Duong Duc Tuan affirmed that this is a comprehensive and drastic directive, requiring the conversion of personal vehicles towards environmental friendliness. With about 8.5 million people and over 8 million vehicles, including 1.1 million cars and about 6.9 million motorbikes. In the beltway 1 area alone, which is the historical inner city center of the capital, the number of motorbikes is up to 450,000, while the population in this area is only about 600,000.
To implement Directive 20, Hanoi is developing a specific implementation plan and studying policies to support people in switching to suitable means of transport, especially those living and working in the inner city. The city will also submit to the People's Council specialized resolutions in September 2025 to concretize this directive.
Regarding technical infrastructure, Hanoi will standardize the planning and development of a network of charging stations for electric vehicles, while ensuring fire prevention, rescue and relief safety. The quality control and arrangement of the charging station system will be closely monitored to avoid risks of electrical safety and fire and explosion.
Vice Chairman Duong Duc Tuan emphasized that the city will implement flexible and appropriate conversion measures that will not cause suddenness or impossibility in practice. The focus is on increasing the rate of public passenger transport, striving to reach 40% in the beltway 1 area - double the current average. By 2030, the entire bus system in Hanoi will switch to electric vehicles.
In addition to the modern multi-modal public transport system, Hanoi also guides people to give up the habit of using personal motorbikes and switch to green and public transport.
Dr. Hoang Duong Tung, Chairman of the Vietnam Clean Air Network, said: “Only drastic policies and public consensus can create real change. Each person needs to change their behavior – such as reducing the use of motorbikes and increasing the use of buses and trains – to contribute to protecting the air and public health.”
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