Methods To Reduce Pollution From Cars
It has been alluded to but the automobile is only one element in our personal transportation system. There are environmental implications at every stage of production of raw materials, production of fuels, design, manufacturing, as well as their operation and disposal. I will concentrate on propulsion vehicle concepts and operation. There is clearly still some opportunity for reducing not just emissions from the piston engines, but it is an area where invention is still possible and an area where innovation has not been totally exhausted. Experience, however, has said that as you move toward lower standards, the costs have tended to go up exponentially. If you wanted to use new fuels, hydrogen happens to be a very popular fuel at this point. Engines on hydrogen would generate no noxious emissions, nitrogen oxides, and no carbon dioxide. It may be an ideal engine fuel but it is not an ideal fuel to transport or store in a car. Maybe other methods of transporting hydrogen may be developed but the obvious one is use of methanol which can be disassociated into hydrogen on the vehicle. If you enjoyed reading this post, check out my other writings on the automobile industry, such as my article about lookup license search sites. Have a look, you’ll like it!