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The Dirty Truth of Petrol & Diesel Vehicles

Plug In India

By PluginIndia In this article and video, we show the real truth on how Petrol and Diesel vehicles cause far more air pollution compared to electric vehicles. Some even say that it pollutes even more than a diesel or petrol burning car. Diesel or petrol starts as oil, on average 1,798 meters below the surface of the earth.

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New analysis suggests Uber adding significantly to pollution and traffic in European cities

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The number of Uber drivers in London almost doubled in three years (from 25,000 in 2016 to 45,000 in 2018), accounting for roughly half the total PHV licence number. If it wants to become part of the solution Uber needs to stop using petrol and diesel cars and rapidly shift to 100% electric rides. million users in France in 2017.

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T&E study: EVs can be cheaper for Uber drivers to run than latest diesels in many European capitals

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As cities and countries announce bans on diesel and petrol cars to fight air pollution and climate change, the appeal of driving emissions-free vehicles such as electric cars increases. The campaign calls on Uber to go 100% clean in large European cities by 2025. —Yoann Le Petit, new mobility expert with T&E.

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Charging piles will become standard in new buildings in the UK

Setec Powerr

This is how the UK will be in the biggest transformation of the global economy over the next 200 years if the public and private sectors work together to capture the net-zero opportunity from electric vehicles to clean energy Create a first-mover advantage. in all of 2018 and 10% in 2020. “As BEVs accounted for 15.2%

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WHO attributes more than 1 in 4 deaths annually of children under 5 years to unhealthy environment

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361,000 children under 5 years die due to diarrhea, as a result of poor access to clean water, sanitation, and hygiene. The generation of electronic and electrical waste is forecasted to increase by 19% between 2014 and 2018, to 50 million metric tonnes by 2018.

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Naysayer Alert – the hydrogen red herring

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In addition, it is subject to similar refining, storage and distribution costs currently associated with petrol and diesel, including upstream CO2 emissions where the electricity required is usually generated from fossil fuels. Fourth, like all fossil fuels hydrogen is highly volatile, far more so than petrol.

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Green Hydrogen Cars: How They are Different?

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The catch here is, that being able to produce enough clean hydrogen (hydrogen is highly reactive and is not available in pure form in the natural state) to be used as a fuel in a sustainable manner is not impossible but hard and expensive. Hydrogen as Clean Energy. The oxygen comes from the air, while the hydrogen comes from a tank.