Ignorance about Car's EMISSION

[natureguy]

People choose their car after considering various facts from cost to power to fuel effeciency and now a days due to "Green Wash" they often consider about its emissions!

Its2hot.in | Ignorance about Car's EMISSION

[FabianPattberg]

Hi natureguy.

I appreciate the start of the topic but could you please link to the original source and not just to your own forum.

Thanks.

Fabian

[natureguy]

Originally Posted by FabianPattberg

Hi natureguy.

I appreciate the start of the topic but could you please link to the original source and not just to your own forum.

Thanks.

Fabian

I am member at more than half a dozen forums and can't post entire post everywhere. The link I posted is from a budding forum. Should make you worry.

[FabianPattberg]

I understand but I would appreciate less links non original sources.

Okay?

Fabian

[Karl]

Here is the original article: Motor Show reveals 85% don’t understand car emissions - News - Auto Industry

Some highlights of the findings:

Research released today by The British International Motor Show, sponsored by Zurich Connect, reveals a high level of confusion surrounding car emissions and greener driving technology.

Most people (85%*) do not know their own car’s emissions level, over half admit to feeling confused about emissions (60%) and do not know which tax band their car falls into (52%), even though nearly three quarters (70%) say they care about reducing emissions when driving.
It also found most people (84%) do not know if an emission rate of 100gs of carbon dioxide per km is a high or a low value (it’s considered very low). And more than half (58%) think electric vehicles have exhaust pipes whilst a quarter (25%) believe that biofuel is CO2 free.
Common misconceptions when it comes to greener driving terminology include:
Electric cars
- Over half (58%) do not realise electric vehicles don’t have exhaust pipes
- A fifth (17%) think they produce CO2 from their exhausts
- One in six (15%) think water comes out of electric car’s engines
- A minority (4%) even electric cars emit battery acid
Biofuels
- A quarter of people (25%) think biofuel produces no CO2 at all
- One in five (18%) think ‘biofuel’ is a car that uses two types of fuel
Hybrids
- Almost a third (30%) were found to believe hybrid vehicles run on biofuels alone
- A very confused minority (4%) think a hybrid car is two cars welded together