Researchers rank the 12 best ways to get cars out of cities

Question: what do the following statistics have in common? The second-largest (and growing) source of climate pollution in Europe. The leading killer of children in both the US and Europe. A principal cause of stress-inducing noise pollution and life-shortening air pollution in European cities. A leading driver of the widening gap between rich and poor urban residents. Answer: the vehicles on our streets, primarily the not-so-humble passenger car. Despite the (slow) migration to electric-powered cars, consumer trends are making driving even more wasteful and unequal. A recent analysis found the emissions saved from electric cars have been more than canceled out by the increase in gas-guzzling Sport Utility Vehicles (SUVs). Around the…This story continues at The Next Web https://thenextweb.com/news/research-shows-the-top-car-reductions-in-cities-syndication

Created 3y | Apr 19, 2022, 10:21:28 AM


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