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Free Karai app could save motorists 25 percent on fuel

Designed to help drivers offset their carbon emissions, the Karai smartphone app can also give tips on driving more efficiently.

Tyre pollution could be 1,200 times WORSE than exhaust emissions

A new study has revealed that emissions from your tyres could actually be 1,200 times worse than those coming from your car’s exhaust.

Is Uber worse for the environment than driving yourself?

It’s claimed that ride-hailing can be less eco-friendly than other means of getting to your destination, including driving yourself. We look at the research.

Essex council slashes speed limit to reduce emissions

The A127 to the north of Basildon in Essex will have its speed limit reduced from 70mph to 50mph. The aim is to reduce nitrous oxide emissions from traffic.

Brake dust as toxic as diesel fumes, warn scientists

New research has found particulate emissions from your car's braking system could be just as harmful as those from diesel engine exhausts.

How much have congestion zones improved air quality?

Carbon monoxide and sulphur dioxide levels in the London Congestion Charge zone are down by nearly two thirds since the daily fee was introduced.

Is that ‘new car smell’ killing you softly?

Whether or not you like that ‘new car smell’, have you ever stopped to consider what it is – and what it might be doing to your health?

California will no longer buy gasoline-only cars

The State of California will no longer buy vehicles solely powered by internal combustion, so says the California Department of General Services (DGS)

Nissan slammed by DVSA for failing to fix Qashqai diesel

Nissan has come under fire from the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency for its reluctance to tackle excessive emissions from the Qashqai dCi diesel.

This new calculator reveals your real-world CO2 emissions

Work out how much CO2 you're emitting day-to-day with this new emissions calculator