What that article fails to point out is that whilst we wait for more renewable sources of energy to provide that electricity, the number of EV's is growing and requiring electricity produced by the coal fired power stations. So at present CO2 emissions are rising in combination with the demonizing of diesel which produce less CO2 than petrol.
This is the key:
Good question. I can't give a simple answer because it depends on so many variables: all cars are different, whether if has heat pump, the temperature outside, battery size, battery temperature, etc.
And when the city is congested with Ev's, what do you think will happen then?
Euro 4 petrol shouldn't smell at all and most certainly nothing like a diesel. If you are getting a bit of a petrol smell I would say the engine is overfuelling and your lambda sensor has or is failing.
That is congestion charge isn't it? To reduce congestion.
Does it pollute when you only drive 0.5 mile and stop at first traffic light while it is 0c outside?
It is now illegal to run the engine when parked (not in a traffic jam) :-
Or it just means that the signs are redundant until the chargers are installed and anyone can use them which would be the sensible thing.
What is the point of this post? I don't quite understand how this relates to topic of discussion: cutting pollution (primarily local) from one's future car purchases.
I wonder what type of vehicle will help cutting pollution right down? Not just incremental improvements forced by regulators, but a step change to almost zero emissions.
Quite simple really. Car park space is reserved for Ev's recharging. Car park space doesn't have a charger, yet the council would rather support their traffic warden for issuing a ticket and have a vehicle driving around causing pollution instead of making use of the space.
Greenhouse gas emissions from cars has risen over the last 4yrs because of Deiselgate. Latest diesels since 2015 are clean, Diesels since September 1st last year cleaner still. But all diesels produce far less greenhouse gases. So it is only scaremongering and lack of knowledge that has caused the increase.
Are you a traffic warden? That has got to be one of the most illogical excuses I have come across. The warden would just as likely have issued the ticket if the vehicle was an EV as it wouldn't have been able to charge. The sensible thing to do is cover the signs until the chargers are in place and working. Until such time suspend any restrictions on who can use the space.
We seem to be going in circles.
