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

Green Car Congress

Uber is adding more polluting car trips to already-clogged European cities such as London and Paris, new analysis by European NGOs suggests —contributing to air pollution and climate change and exploding the company’s sustainability claims. This has made Uber one of the biggest taxi services in Europe, with 3.6

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In Tests, Cars Powered By e-Petrol Pollute The Air As Much As Petrol Cars

CleanTechnica EVs

Running cars on e-fuels, which have been touted as a way to prolong the life of the internal combustion engine, will not alleviate air pollution problems.

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EPHA: Coronavirus threat greater for polluted cities; clean air returning to cities in lockdown

Green Car Congress

Those living in polluted cities are more at risk from COVID-19, the European Public Health Alliance (EPHA) warned today. Air pollution can cause hypertension, diabetes and respiratory diseases, conditions that doctors are starting to link to higher mortality rates for COVID-19. The European Respiratory Society (ERS) is an EPHA member.

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Activists target Toyota and BMW in billboard campaign, call for fossil car ad ban

The Driven EV News

Activists install 400 fake billboards in cities across Europe and calling for "tobacco-style" advertising bans on polluting petrol and diesel vehicles. The post Activists target Toyota and BMW in billboard campaign, call for fossil car ad ban appeared first on The Driven.

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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. No one talks about the dirty process of how petrol is made Stop using oil.

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EEA report suggests road charges for heavy-duty goods vehicles should reflect varied health effects of pollution in different countries

Green Car Congress

Air pollution externalities of 12–14 ton HGV on highway (Euronorm III) in euro cents. A new report from the European Environment Agency (EEA) suggests that new road charges for heavy goods vehicles (HGVs or lorries) should reflect the varied health effects of traffic pollution in different European countries. Source: EEA.

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

Green Car Congress

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. T&E’s lifecycle CO 2 emission calculator estimates that today EVs cut CO 2 emissions by two-thirds on average across Europe compared to diesel cars.

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