Removing internal combustion engines from the road directly saves lives by reducing airborne pollutants that can cause and trigger asthma and other lung diseases.
Currently, more than 41,800 premature deaths are attributable to air pollution from road transport, the ICCT says.
The model included light-duty vehicles (passenger cars and trucks), heavy-duty vehicles (delivery trucks, buses, tractor-trailers, etc), and two- and three-wheel vehicles.
It predicted levels of NOx, black carbon and organic carbon, sulfur oxides, ammonia, CO, and VOCs.
The primary reference scenario uses August 2025 as the baseline, with a US government that’s openly hostile to the idea of clean energy.