Car News recent articles in category Pollution


  • Diesel cars can improve air quality, claims motor industry group?

    Car manufacturers in the UK have hit back at the recent spate of negative comments, reports and scientific data about diesel vehicles, saying that the latest iterations of the diesel engine as “the cleanest in history” and “light years away from their older counterparts”. That may be so but just because the new diesel engines are cleaner than their older...

  • Volkswagen ‘fixed’ over 6,000 vehicles in Ireland in one month

    Sources have revealed that the total number of Irish vehicles which were affected by the emissions scandal ‘fixed’ is 6,006. The reason for so many vehicles have been recalled in a short space of time is due to the fact that there has been a significant increase in the number of people bringing in their cars to get the work...

  • Modern diesel cars will now face £12.50 daily charge in Central London

    Diesel cars even less than two years old will be subject to a £12.50 daily charge in central London under the first pollution penalties for diesel engines. The mayor of London, Sadiq Khan has again said this week that he is bringing forward the introduction of an ultra-low emission zone and plans to expand it from central London to the...

  • Barcelona to Ban Older Cars

    More and more cities across Europe are placing ever-stricter controls on cars and pollution. Barcelona is the latest city to bring in new regulations on car pollution which will come into effect in 2019. Under the new plan cars built before 1997 and vans and trucks built before 1994 will not be allowed to drive in the city on weekdays....

  • UK Government scheme for scrapping diesel cars

    UK scrapping scheme for diesel cars Drivers in the UK are being urged by their Transport Secretary, Chris Grayling to take a long hard look at their options before buying diesel cars He made the comments after the UK Government published its latest plans for cutting urban air pollution. This highlights the real possibility that the UK will soon restrict...

  • Norway wants to ban petrol and diesel cars

    Norway to ban diesel and petrol cars Norway is a huge proponent of electric vehicles. Not only does it offer massive tax breaks to EV buyers, but last year, portions of the Norwegian government proposed seeking an all-out ban on all petrol and diesel-powered cars by the year 2025. Although Norway seemed to be going in that direction last year,...

  • Mayor of London may ban polluting diesel cars from City streets

    Mayor of London may ban polluting diesel cars from City streets The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan has hinted that he is considering banning polluting cars entirely from London's streets in an effort to combat growing pollution. The UK capital has already announced plans for drivers of some of the oldest and most polluting cars to pay a £10 "toxicity...