Delivery trucks cause a lot of traffic in cities and contribute to air pollution. Reducing it is the goal of many logistics companies involved in transport: Trams, suburban trains and regional trains are to be used as means of transport for parcels and packages.
The liquid substance AdBlue helps to significantly reduce pollutants emitted during the combustion of diesel. If AdBlue is added to diesel while driving, trucks can drive where they are actually not allowed to drive due to the high exhaust emission values. AdBlue thus makes it possible to drive in environmental zones. This could now be the end. It would have immense consequences for the population and the environment.
The north and west of France were hit by high levels of air pollution last week, some of it still coming from the Saharan sands and then changing to high levels of particulate matter. At the weekend, there were driving bans in Lille, Rennes and Paris.
Due to increased air pollution, advance warnings have been declared in more than 21 departments. In the north, in Lille, even driving bans are active. Other cities and areas could follow if levels remain high.
Things are not looking good for Germany's motorists. Energy and fuel prices keep rising. We are not going to escape the energy stranglehold that Germany has surrendered to Putin any time soon. E-fuels could provide relief by replacing oil from Russia. However, there are some obstacles to overcome.
At the end of September 2021, the World Health Organisation (WHO) massively reduced the 15-year recommended limits for pollutants. Now, air pollution levels worldwide exceed these new limits. In 93 cities, the values are ten times higher than recommended.
Around 150,000 delivery vehicles of the US Postal Service are to be renewed. But instead of using e-cars, the US postal fleet will be replaced by combustion engines. Criticism is now pouring in.
In the EU, around a quarter of CO2 emissions come from transport, 12 percent of which are from passenger cars. The EU has adopted a plan in which emissions from new vehicles are to be 55 percent lower than in 2021, and Germany has now agreed to this plan.
Some countries in Europe already have it, now it is to be introduced in Germany as well: A ban on smoking behind the wheel of a car. Because nowhere is the smoke concentration for passive smokers as high as in a closed vehicle.
The biggest handicap with electric cars is still the lack of range. With a new type of body, the range is now to be increased by a whole 25 percent. In addition, this car body can also store electricity.
