Cars

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If you need a car then choosing one with a low environmental impact is a must. How environmental you can be depends on your budget (whether you can afford a recent car) or whether you have to make do with minimising the effect of your old banger.


Contents

Environmental impacts of being a car owner



Fuel choice


Electric


Solar


Bio-gas


Hybrid car


Bio-diesal


Diesal


Petrol


Fuel consumption


Catalytic converters


Lifespan of car


Social aspects

Pedestrian and cyclist friendly vehicles




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Understanding the issue

Environmental impacts of being a car owner, such as, CO2 emissions caused by running the car, materials the car is made out of, lead in petrol.

The causes

Evidence

Cost-benefit analysis

What are the solutions

Public transport, walking, pedestrian car sharing

cars to buy

cars to avoid

Organisations that work on Issue name

See also

Books

Movies

External links