Pollutants In The Automobile Industry

General Description
Automobile emission studies have shown that vehicle emission, especially internal combustion engines emit many air pollutants that have a negative effect on public health and the natural environment. Pollutants like; Hydrocarbon, carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxide, particulate matter, sulfur oxide and volatile organic compounds are emitted into the air by automobiles.^1 These pollutants are harmful and toxic to the environment, it is true that humans rely heavily on automobiles to get to point B from point A. Indeed it makes life simpler for many people, but the negative effects cannot be overemphasized. Although there are many emission control regulations, especially present in the United Kingdom, according to the European

The EPA and other environmental friendly organizations understand that this pollutants are a problem. At this time, it is not realistic to completely deviate from using gasoline and diesel engine based automobiles because society is extremely dependent on it to function and would need a transition period to move away from it. There have been new innovations that deviate from gasoline and diesel based engines to automobiles that use electricity, batteries and other eco-friendly energy sources. There has also been an effort to improve the quality of the exhausts and engines that use gasoline in other to reduce the toxicity of the exhausts being emitted by the engines.^6 this approach though not a permanent solution is a step in the right direction to reduce the number of pollutants emitted into the atmosphere. For the solution section of this paper, the first suggested solution seeks to set a base for a transitory period into the second solution which is a more permeant

There have been multiple types of research done on these kinds of vehicles and to an extent, they are already being used today, for instance the Nissan 2018 leaf S is available at a start price of $30,000.^8 If the government and car producers could work together to stop the production of diesel and gasoline based cars and encourage the use and manufacturing of electric cars and other eco-friendly cars, this will tremendously solve the problem. By building more electric car charging points and investing in more research to improve the efficiency of electric cars, cost of owning and maintaining an electric car will become cheaper. The government could also invest in research focused on finding cleaner energy sources for cars that could have lower costs to the environment. As with any other innovation, these cars will take a while to catch on and improve to a reliable standard but, with the help of government and car companies, the adjustment process could be made easier. As of 1981 according to the Inquirer, the first IBM personal computer was priced at about $5000 in today 's currency and it was not nearly as efficient as the PC’s available today for a cheaper price.^9 This example shows that over time, there is a possibility of having more reliable eco- friendly cars for cheaper prices and overall lower