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Older cars are more polluting than newer cars, and diesel is the dominant source of poor urban air quality.
No. Have a look at the article.
Older cars are more polluting than newer cars, and diesel is the dominant source of poor urban air quality.
I have. It tested two old cars, one of which was knackered.No. Have a look at the article.
I really don't get this. So an old car with old brakes and many other old components doesn't have to have an MOT. I know it's still a requirement for the owner to ensure it is roadworthy, but surely that's relying too much on guesswork rather than mandatory, regulated tests carried out by professionals?From May 2018 cars over 40 years old won't even need to pass an MOT test, let alone emissions test.
https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-cars/mot-exemption-cars-over-40-years-old-arrives-may-2018
A 40 year old car is unlikely to have 40 year old brakes. The thinking is a car that old will be well looked after by an enthusiast owner, quite conceivably better maintained than a 10 year old car which has just enough done to it to pass an MOT I can't see many cars that age doing many miles either and it can still go through the test on a voluntary basis. I can actually see the insurance industry wanting some sort of test.I really don't get this. So an old car with old brakes and many other old components doesn't have to have an MOT. I know it's still a requirement for the owner to ensure it is roadworthy, but surely that's relying too much on guesswork rather than mandatory, regulated tests carried out by professionals?
2040! ..cough, splurt..Survive to 2040, and if we still have Theresa May in charge, then toxic vehicles will not be on sale.
Cough cough.
Not forgetting the millions of tons of tyres that wear away and end up polluting the environment every year.Particulates in the air is caused primarily by soot and NOXs but also from brakes.
Electric cars will have none of this.....
...but not as many as ICE-powered cars AIUI.Not forgetting the millions of tons of tyres that wear away and end up polluting the environment every year.
Electric cars still use tyres.
Wot? Less wheels?...but not as many as ICE-powered cars AIUI.
Electric cars are able to transfer power and control slip to a much finer degree than ICE driven cars, so they are lighter on their tyres AIUI, slightly mitigating the amount of rubber deposited per km.Wot? Less wheels?