Google Says It Can Block Dirty Air From Reaching Drivers by Always Knowing Where They Go
4 Oct 2023, 10:54 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / A new patent describes a Google invention supposed to prevent polluted air from entering the cabin and affecting drivers and passengers
89,300 Lives Could Be Saved if the U.S. Shifts to EV-Only Sales by 2035, Report Says
8 Jun 2023, 08:03 UTC · By: Humphrey Bwayo / ALA says there are enormous benefits if vehicle owners in the United States shift from ICEs to fully electric vehicles and clean energy
Stellantis Defends Ethanol-Powered Cars As Being Cleaner Than EVs in Europe, But Are They?
4 Apr 2023, 11:59 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / It is important to stress that the concern is only related to carbon emissions, which is a massive mistake the automotive industry should not make
Tesla Model 3 Digitally Equipped to Fight Bad Air Is a Nightmare From a Dark Future
17 Jan 2023, 11:11 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / British digital artist imagines a Tesla Model 3 of the polluted future equipped with an extensive air filtration system and other gear
Retro-Style Noordung E-Bike Cruises the Streets With a Boombox and Air Pollution Sensors
24 Jul 2022, 08:00 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / The Noordung e-bike may look like a retro cruiser but hides some really high-tech features in its Boombox: speakers, the battery, and air pollution sensors
Fully Charged Shows Why You Are Not Saving the World By Driving an EV
28 Nov 2021, 23:18 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / Although electric cars are much cleaner than combustion-engined vehicles, they also produce a hazardous sort of pollution: particulates
It's Valentine's Day So Love Is in the Air. Unfortunately, It's Not Alone
13 Feb 2021, 14:28 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / What else could be hanging around in the atmosphere on this fine celebratory day besides L O V E? Oh, how about some CO, NOx, PM25, or SO2?
Cowboy Navigation App Gets a Feature Cyclists Are Going to Love
30 Jan 2021, 16:26 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Cowboy has recently updated its application with information on air quality, thus providing cyclists with a route avoiding pollution
Harvard Study Says Air Pollution Really Kills, Water Is Wet
30 Jun 2020, 12:07 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / A long-running study involving experts from Harvard, the Boston Cancer Institute and Columbia has found the causality between air pollution and death
Air Pollution Exposure Has Been Linked With Higher Death Rate From Coronavirus
9 Apr 2020, 18:54 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / As if it wasn't obvious already, now we have hard proof that PM 2.5 fine particulate matter and the COVID-19 coronavirus don't mix
18-Car Pile-up in India Caused by Air Pollution Is All Kinds of Scary
9 Nov 2017, 10:27 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / It's a well-documented fact that air pollution kills people, but it looks like it's evolving to find new ways of doing it apart from respiratory issues
The Netherlands Joins Growing List of Countries Banning ICE Cars, Target is 2030
11 Oct 2017, 15:33 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / The Dutch take advantage of their smaller car market and cut the deadline set by other countries by a decade, making 2030 the point terminus for ICE cars
China Shames California into Adopting Its Own Ban on Combustion-Engine Cars
26 Sep 2017, 14:00 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / The Californian Governor is baffled how China thought about banning fossil fuel-burning cars ahead of the state he runs, sjould take action soon
Uber Drivers in London Will Get $6,600 Incentive if They Switch to EVs
8 Sep 2017, 14:03 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / The ride-sharing company is joining local governments in offering incentives to those who want to help reduce air pollution by driving an electric car
Global Warming Is on Hold, Numbers Show
14 Dec 2016, 12:13 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / Global emissions of CO2 have only risen by 0.2 percent in 2016, meaning this is the third year in a row when they don't register significant rises
Africa Is Burning the High-Sulphur Diesel That Europe Won't Accept
17 Sep 2016, 17:07 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / The content of sulfur in diesel fuels that some African countries find acceptable is over 500 times that of the European standard
Air Pollution Is Putting Tiny Particles in Your Brain, and They're Toxic
7 Sep 2016, 11:10 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / A new study could link air pollution to neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's, but will that be enough to start a real fight against it?
The French Iconic Avenue of Champs-Elysees Will Ban Cars for One Day Each Month
26 Apr 2016, 19:57 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / Faced with severe air pollution, Paris is trying to cope the best way possible by reducing the number of cars on its roads
Breathing Through Masks: China Smog Reaches 50 Times WHO’s Recommendations
9 Nov 2015, 09:43 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / Pollution in China is affecting its citizens directly. Because of winter, the country is once again facing massive levels of smog
1.6 Million People Die in China Every Year Because of Air Pollution: Study
14 Aug 2015, 11:51 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / If you were in China right now, every hour of exposure would reduce your life expectancy by 20 minutes, a study recently released shows