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UNECE: claim that diesel on-road vehicles are the cause of increased lung cancer is misleading

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A discussion paper published by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) asserts “ with a high degree of reliability that it is misleading to claim that people’s exposure to diesel engines of road motor vehicles is the cause of increased risk of lung cancer. ”. —“Diesel Engines Exhausts: Myths and Realities”.

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As the off-road vehicle market rushes to electrify, standards are lagging behind

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But the problem is going to come in 2035 when they exhaust that 40%. Probably one of the fastest things out there going electric is underground mining, because one of the big problems is, when you have diesel equipment down in a mine, how do you get all the fumes out? I don’t come home smelling like diesel. Garbage trucks.

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Top 10 Reasons To Buy An E-Bike

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This includes the risk of exhaustion, or, even worse, not daring to attempt long-distance rides but powered with a pedal-assist you don’t have to exhaust yourself pedalling your bicycle and you will be confident in tackling longer distances. #7. On a regular bicycle, you’d have to pedal the entire 30+ km by yourself.

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Using the PHEV (Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle) to Transition Society Seamlessly and Profitably From Fossil Fuel to 100% Renewable Energy

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The alternative-fuel car evolved to reduce exhaust emissions and other problems derived from burning fossil fuels. Though the PHEV combines the two types of energy and power, it is not merely a temporary “transition” between gasoline and diesel cars to pure electric cars. by Professor Andrew Alfonso Frank. It is much more than that.

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