The Department of Environment spares no leniency for polluting industries, the department’s chief Masoumeh Ebtekar said on Sunday.

Addressing a gathering on the occasion of the “Clean Air Day” in Tehran on Sunday, Ebtekar also admitted that the metropolis of Tehran is still grappling with heavy air pollution.

She said the organization under her leadership is negotiating to stop the sale of low quality petrol and replace it with petrol produced based on Euro 4 standard.

Iran to offer incentives for using electric cars

Ebtekar also spoke of incentives for using electric vehicles as the first Iranian-made electric car Sarina was unveiled on the sidelines of the ceremony marking Clean Air Day.

She told reporters that the organization is making endeavors to offer loans and other incentives for facilitating the purchase and use of electric vehicles.

Ebtekar added, “Combating air pollution particularly in major cities requires the imposition of much stricter standards.”

Mohammad Taghi Khanlou, the CEO of Diar Khodro Manufacturing Co. that produced Sabrina, also told reporters that based on a number of agreements made between car manufacturers and the ministries of oil and energy, electric cars would be soon deployed in the country’s taxicab fleets.

via Ebtekar vows no leniency for polluting industries – Tehran Times.