US Postal Service plans fleet renewal
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.
Category: World
Novel car body stores electricity
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.
Biodiesel more harmful than fossil fuel
Mannheim is banning cars from the city centre, but only on a trial basis for the time being. More space is to be created for pedestrians and cyclists and the city is to be freed from noise and exhaust fumes.
New tyre collects microplastics
Microplastics pose a major threat to human and animal health, but also to plants. A large part of microplastic is produced by the abrasion of car tyres while driving. A new type of tyre can ensure that the abrasion is no longer easily released into the environment.
Greece: Ban on old cars
Greece wants to become cleaner, but overshoots the mark. The new regulation bans old cars, but breaks EU law. Like countries in Africa, Greece is resisting importing old cars with engines that pollute the environment into the country.
Teslas on the road without nature sounds
It was actually intended as a gimmick: Tesla's boombox, which can also play goat and fart sounds. The American traffic safety authority didn't find it funny at all.
Artificial trees eat up CO2
The consumption of fossil fuels produces the harmful climate gas CO2. Now, one could simply do without fossil fuels, but then one would have to accept that the world economy would collapse if they were to end abruptly. Therefore, it is not stupid to consider alternatives until the time comes when we can do without fossil fuels altogether.
Bad air in Beijing
On 4 February 2022, the Winter Olympics will start in Beijing. The timing is inconvenient as weather conditions are usually such that they favour air pollution. But Beijing has a contingency plan.
Gas cookers as harmful as 500,000 cars
In the USA, it was investigated how much gas escapes from a gas cooker when it is not burning and how harmful the emissions are for the climate. In small kitchens, the recommended limits can be exceeded within a few minutes.
Ozone (O3)
The transport of goods in Germany is often still carried out with climate-damaging diesel locomotives. This is to change in the future: Old diesel locomotives are to be replaced with more environmentally friendly ones.
