We all rely on our transportation. Whether it's school, work, or any other travel necessary, we travel through some form of vehicle. It is well known that cars, trains, and planes, emit many pollutants that effect our environment in bad ways by slowly melting our o-zone. Out of all the pollutants that are destroying our o-zone, motor vehicles are responsible for 72% of nitrous oxides and 52% of reactive hydrocarbons, which create smog. There is no way to avoid this, however, there are ways to slow this process.
Hybrid cars are an effective tool to help decrease car emissions. They are cars that are purely electric up to a certain speed. So while traveling through town at a reasonably slow pace, your car wouldn't be emitting CO2 at all. Another effective way to slow pollution is public transport. Busses and trains help you slow pollution by carrying a large amount of people at one time, who might otherwise be driving a single car each. People should use public transport always before resorting to their own vehicle. The busses and trains will be driving anyway so you might as well jump on board.
Vehicle emissions account for 30,000 deaths per year. It's obvious that we need to improve our habits of relying on our transportation. It will save our environment, and also save lives.
I agree that using hybrid cars is a good idea for reducing pollution, but are they readily available at a reasonable cost? And how fast can they go, are they able to keep pace on highways?
ReplyDeleteHow long would an electric car stay charged and would the battery eventually wear out like in a cell phone?
ReplyDeleteHybrid cars would definitely be a great way to reduce pollution. How common are they and how does the electric cost compare to the cost of common cars driven today?
ReplyDeleteI agree that we need t start using new types of car and better ways of transportation. Are more and more town and cities starting to use public transportation to lower the amount of pollutants we put into the atmosphere?
ReplyDeletePublic transportation is a great way of reducing the amount pollutants emitted into the air. If I'm not mistaken I believe Brunswick is starting to use buses for public transportation.
ReplyDeleteIt is amazing how quickly our o-zone is depleting! Electric cars are great tools to help reduce the rate of o-zone depletion. However, the energy required to power these cars will be very expensive. Alternative methods, such as solar-powered cars, I believe, would be the most sustainable vehicle to use at this moment.
ReplyDeleteI think if they make more economic cars it would make life alot easier for every one because they wouldnt have to worry about all the bad things they release into the air while they are driving long distances
ReplyDeleteHybrid cars would be the way to go, but obviously not everyone is going to just switch over like that. How do you think we could interest people in investing on a hybrid car?
ReplyDeleteBesides hybrid cars, are there any other cars that produce less pollution that others?
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