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The interesting thing about NOx and soot pollution is that it remains a local problem, unlike the (higher) CO2 emissions from gas engines, which are just a cont
by blacksmith_tb 11y ago
The interesting thing about NOx and soot pollution is that it remains a local problem, unlike the (higher) CO2 emissions from gas engines, which are just a contribution to global climate change. In that sense, I'd say it would almost be preferable to require all passenger vehicles be diesel - people could see quickly why they should drive less... Many diesel owners in the US (myself included) run varying amounts of biodiesel in their engines, which produce slightly more NOx (generally), but less particulates.
- justincormack 11y agoUnfortunately drivers dont mind killing people with their emissions it turns out.
- junto 11y agoPeople generally don't mind doing things that slowly kill other people or themselves for that matter. Smokers are a prime example. If the effect was immediate and those 9000 odd people just dropped to the ground dead as you drive past them, we would see a more direct reaction.
- Gibbon1 11y agoWhat is interesting to me is how absolutely low emissions are for hybrid cars. Not idea why but the NOX emissions are about 5 to 10 times less.