Due to the increased traffic volume, especially in urban areas, cars have become the dominant source of atmospheric pollution. Actions taken to limit the pollution have not been able to counteract the polluting effect of this increase in cars. Limited petroleum resources have initiated the search for alternative fuels for vehicles. These alternatives, except for hydrogen and electricity, will however only give a limited decrease of pollution and for some components, such as aldehydes, the pollution will increase.

    Electric vehicles are attractive from both energy and environmental points of view and substantial development programmes are devoted to high energy density batteries which are expected to increase the range and market for this alternative.

    The scope of this paper is to compare the overall atmospheric pollution for electric vehicles with the corresponding figures for internal combustion engined (ICE) vehicles using either gasoline or such alternatives as methanol and liquid petroleum gas.

    It is shown that the total atmospheric emission for electric vehicles, including what is produced from the power plant, would on a per mile basis be 20% of the comparative figure for an ICE vehicle meeting Californian legislation, which is among the most stringent in the world. For ground emission, which is the most important parameter regarding influence on man and environment the corresponding figure will be substantially lower. Also, the noise level for electric vehicles is radically lower than for cars with internal combustion engines.


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    Title :

    Electric vehicles and the urban environment


    Contributors:

    Published in:

    Transport Reviews ; 1 , 3 ; 271-290


    Publication date :

    1981-07-01


    Size :

    20 pages




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    Unknown




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