Tag : air quality
Mazda CX-5 diesels gain AdBlue injection
Mazda UK has updated the CX-5’s 2.2-litre diesel engines in line with the facelifted Mazda6, adding NOx-reducing Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) to its best-seller for the … Read More »
UK air quality plans ‘woefully inadequate’, says ClientEarth
Environmental action group, ClientEarth, has slammed the UK Government’s Air Quality Plan and Road to Zero strategies, claiming neither of them solve long-standing problems with national … Read More »
Wales outlines low-CO2 transport plans
The Welsh Government has launched a consultation on reducing carbon emissions, with lower speed limits, measures to drive ULEV uptake, and a decarbonised bus and taxi … Read More »
London ‘Zero Emission Zones’ due by 2020
London could get its first electric vehicle only ‘Zero Emission Zones’ by 2020, aimed at improving air quality and driving uptake of cleaner travel, as part … Read More »
Government expected to confirm 2040 ban on non-ULEVs
The Department for Transport has rebuffed rumours that the its forthcoming Road to Zero strategy will mean only plug-in hybrid, electric or hydrogen fuel cell vehicles … Read More »
Government urged to connect air quality plans with cycling and walking policies
Government Clean Air Plans should incorporate a focus on cycling and walking programmes to drive down vehicle emissions.
Deadline set for councils’ air quality plans
The UK Government has told 32 councils that they must submit timetabled plans by the end of July, aimed at bringing nitrogen dioxide pollution back under … Read More »
Bristol pushes ahead with plans for clean air zones
Bristol City Council is assessing different options for deploying a clean air zone in the city to tackle illegal levels of air pollution.
Toxic emissions a now key part of car buying
Toxic emission levels are becoming an important part of the car selection process for consumers, according to new research from AA Cars which shows a 15-fold … Read More »
UK given last chance to redress EU air quality breaches
The UK and eight other EU member states are being called to Brussels in a final push to get air pollution limits under legal limits.
Majority support charges for Clean Air Zones
More than half of the British public would back the introduction of charges for Clean Air Zones.
London T-Charge pushing motorists onto public transport
A new survey has revealed that London’s T-Charge may be succeeding in pushing motorists to public transport.
New research models impact of diesel scrappage scheme
Switching drivers of 10-year-old diesels to petrols would reduce NOx but increase carbon monoxide (CO) emissions, latest research from Kwik Fit has found.
Online emissions database essential for Clean Air Zones, says RAC
Implementing an online database showing drivers the emissions standard for their particular registration plate is essential to avoid confusion under forthcoming Clean Air Zones.
DfT clarifies 2040 ‘electric vehicle’ sales ambitions
All cars and vans sold in the UK from 2040 will need at least full hybrid technology and the ability to drive only using electricity, the … Read More »
Concerns expressed about post-Brexit air quality standards
The UK Government must take more responsibility for air quality, even after leaving the European Union, the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH) has warned, labelling … Read More »
Mayor of London triggers high air pollution alert
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has reiterated his calls for a diesel scrappage fund as he issued the seventh ‘High’ air pollution alert in the last … Read More »
New RDE tests criticised for not reflecting rush hour pollution
The “real-world” emission test introduced at the start of September for all new vehicles still needs updating to give an accurate picture of harmful exhaust emissions … Read More »