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UK unveils new plan to cut NO2; sale of new conventional gasoline and diesel cars to end by 2040; focus on local action

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Despite this, an analysis of more than 1,800 major roads show that a small number of these—81 or 4%—are due to breach legal pollution limits for NO 2 , with 33 of these outside of London. The UK assesses air quality, as well as legal compliance with these obligations, via a combination of monitoring data and modeling.

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My journey to and on the Mauritanian Iron Ore Train

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When I told a taxi driver in Marrakech that I was going there, he got angry and shouted: “No! It’s legal to ride this train, it’s also free. It stopped a few kilometres before the entrance to the port to drop off passengers, taxis were already waiting. ’ Exhausted? Absolutely. For sure.

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Perspective: Europeans in the lead with range extenders for hybrid vehicles; 2nd vs. 3rd generation

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By contrast, half the electric vehicle market value lies in larger road vehicles, notably cars, and here the legal restrictions are weaker or non-existent and range anxiety compels most people to buy hybrids if they go electric at all. In addition, the exhaust manifold is cast into the block, for the same reasons as the integral head.

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