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  "path": "/2026/02/22/taiwan-began-paying-people-to-switch-to-electric-scooters-and-cars-heres-what-happened/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-02-23T06:33:18.000Z",
  "site": "https://electrek.co",
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  "textContent": "If you’ve ever stood at a red light in Taipei, you know that when it turns green, it’s not just cars that surge forward – it’s a tidal wave of scooters. In Taiwan, scooters are a way of life, outnumbering cars by roughly two to one. That also means they represent one of the country’s biggest transportation-related pollution sources.\n\nSo Taiwan decided to do something about it: pay people to switch.\n\nmore…",
  "title": "Taiwan began paying people to switch to electric scooters and cars. Here’s what happened"
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