{"id":2063,"date":"2019-02-18T11:05:15","date_gmt":"2019-02-18T11:05:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thomasgroupltd.co.uk\/?p=2063"},"modified":"2019-02-18T11:05:15","modified_gmt":"2019-02-18T11:05:15","slug":"how-modern-diesel-engines-are-helping-reduce-motorings-impact-on-local-air-quality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thomasgroupltd.co.uk\/how-modern-diesel-engines-are-helping-reduce-motorings-impact-on-local-air-quality\/","title":{"rendered":"How modern diesel Engines are helping reduce motoring’s impact on local air quality"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
A combination of breakthrough emission control technologies have lowered NOx and particulates, making modern diesel a responsible choice for an urban driver.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n According to the European Environment Agency (EEA), air pollution is the number one environmental cause of premature death in the European Union. Sources of urban air pollution include industrial emissions, heating and road transport such as cars and trucks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Air quality is assessed by measuring a number of pollutants, such as ozone, nitrogen dioxide (NO2) and particulate matter (PM), whose values should not exceed certain benchmarks. While carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions play a role in climate change, they are not responsible for damaging local air quality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In Europe, Euro 6 standards define the maximum amount of those pollutants that vehicles may emit. In 2017, so-called Real Driving Emissions (RDE) tests were introduced to ensure that cars deliver low emissions when driven in the real world, rather than just in a laboratory setting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Air quality is a serious issue and the transport sector has made significant improvements to reduce harmful emissions. Efforts are underway across the European Union to improve the efficiency of engines to move to zero-emission vehicles in the long term.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If all urban motorists today drove existing new RDE-compliant Euro 6 diesel cars, then our cities would see a substantial reduction in NOx air pollution.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n In the near future, combustion-engine cars are unlikely to disappear from European roads. To minimise their impact on air quality, improvements are constantly being made to engines in modern vehicles.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWHAT DO YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT URBAN AIR QUALITY?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
WHAT IMPACT DO CARS HAVE ON LOCAL AIR QUALITY?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n