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.
30 km/h speed limit throughout Europe?
Throughout Europe, there are now large cities, but also small communities, that have introduced 30 km/h speed limits across the board. Spain is the pioneer, where 30 km/h was already introduced in Madrid in 2018, and it has been in force in all cities since 2021. In Germany, 70 municipalities now want to reduce the speed limit.
Bad air in Poland's climatic health resorts
In Poland, climatic health resorts can charge their guests an extra fee -- because of the supposedly good air. Unfortunately, the air in Poland's recreational and ski resorts is often much worse than elsewhere. In the spa town of Szczyrk in Silesia, they are now not allowed to charge at all.
Noise (dB)
Sound is omnipresent. Too much sound is noise and it can have a detrimental effect on our health. In some European countries, noise protection zones are now being introduced to combat the noise caused by traffic even more strongly.
Motorways generate energy
In the search for new ways to generate green energy, motorways are now being targeted. But while people in Germany are still thinking about whether motorways should be covered with photovoltaic systems, for example, concrete steps have already been taken in Switzerland and Turkey.
More particulate matter from abrasion than from exhaust emissions
Tyre abrasion is now a major problem for electric cars, especially when it comes to heavy cars. The heavier the vehicle, the greater the abrasion. Thus, although electric cars emit fewer and fewer pollutants, the fine dust from the tyres ends up in the air and on the road.
Introduction of environmental zones in amusement parks
"De Efteling" is the largest theme and amusement park in the Netherlands. Now the provincial government of North Brabant wants the park to reduce its emissions. Only then would it be allowed to increase its visitor numbers by one million per year. One possibility would be the introduction of environmental zones.
New truck driving bans in Tyrol
Due to adverse weather conditions, new rules have been in force on the motorways in Tyrol since Saturday, 5 February 2022. All trucks with a total weight of more than 7.5 tonnes are affected.
Carbon dioxide (CO2)
Carbon dioxide, or CO2 for short, is for many the super villain among pollutants. Isn't CO2 also responsible for climate change?
Berlin soon car-free
The idea of car-free city centres has been heard more and more often in recent years. But apart from a few individual streets, they have not yet been implemented. Although there are cities that have introduced a car-free Sunday, most cities are still far from a permanent ban on cars. If it were up to the initiative for the "Berlin car-free" referendum, the Berlin government coalition of the SPD, the Greens and the Left Party should decide to ban all cars within the S-Bahn ring.