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Diesels

Posted: Sat May 27, 2017 8:12am

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Erik the Axeman

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Drivers of diesel cars are being demonised, yet the latest generation (leaving out those who cheat on the emissions tests) are cleaner than ever. There was something in the press recently about old ice cream vans with motors running constantly to keep the freezer generators going and belching out pollution. Anyone stood in KL bus station recently? How many buses are there standing there with engines running? My car switches off automatically at lights, junctions etc, when I stop. So did my last one and so do many others. OK so maybe buses don't have that technology, but they do have a clever little device called Driver's Hand And On/Off Switch.

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Posted: Sat May 27, 2017 6:39pm

ChristinaB

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Posted: Sat May 27, 2017 6:39pm

We have said that about buses for years, and taxis too. There is a rise in the increase of childhood asthma and have always put it down to the pollution in our high streets from cars, lorries and buses sitting with their engines running whilst Mums talk to each other with their babies and children in pushchairs breathing in the exhaust fumes.

Posted: Sun May 28, 2017 9:35am

Erik the Axeman

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Posted: Sun May 28, 2017 9:35am

It is very bad along College Drive with mums etc waiting to pick up kids from school. They should know better.

Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2018 12:02pm

JOHN101

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Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2018 12:02pm

Erik the Axeman wrote on Sat May 27, 2017 8:12am:
Drivers of diesel cars are being demonised, yet the latest generation (leaving out those who cheat on the emissions tests) are cleaner than ever. There was something in the press recently about old ice cream vans with motors running constantly to keep the freezer generators going and belching out...

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... pollution. Anyone stood in KL bus station recently? How many buses are there standing there with engines running? My car switches off automatically at lights, junctions etc, when I stop. So did my last one and so do many others. OK so maybe buses don't have that technology, but they do have a clever little device called Driver's Hand And On/Off Switch.

these electric vehicles are interesting.back at the beginning of the 1900,s the first battery powered car appeared and had a range of about 75 miles,impressive eh? here we are 100 years later and the range of a battery powered car is..............about 75 miles!!