> Gains, however, are not equitable. Low-income neighborhoods, which often endure the highest pollution impacts, have seen slower EV uptake, demonstrating the necessity of access to clean transport on an equitable basis.

Air quality tier list:

S-tier: African/American/Australasian countries that were never discovered by the West, and have no energy sources (hypothetical)

B-tier: Western countries and similar (e.g. Japan), and those who've had a resource that they've traded for Western advances (e.g. Asia/Middle East) that can afford nuclear and renewables

D-tier: Sub-Saharan African/South American countries that now have energy needs but are burning coal or diesel to meet them