Drive clean to keep the Earth green
Whether you’re a car enthusiast or hate anything with an engine, and drive or not, you will have seen on roads the growing uptake in electric vehicles (EVs). With the 2030 ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel vehicles looming ever closer, each month is seeing more motor companies bringing out new and improved EVs. The ban is part of MPs ‘10-step climate plan’, in attempt to reduce emissions and prevent global warming and environmental destruction. But why are EVs better for the planet, as well as our health?
It is well known that the transport sector burns most of the world’s petroleum and is one of the largest producers of greenhouse gas emissions (GHG). On top of this, vehicles contribute to air pollution releasing high amounts of dangerous-to-health nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide and particulate matter (). A whopping 30,000 premature deaths are caused every year through particulate matter alone. According to
