A US study showed that children were eight times more likely to die when struck by an SUV compared with a normal passenger car.
Dr William Hicks and his team, from Imperial College London, have created a computer simulator to study air pollution from brakes.
The brakes in the large SUV had to work twice as hard as those in the small compact car, resulting in greater particle pollution.
This could be encouraged through traffic calming measures (20 mph speed limits should help), media campaigns and driver awareness courses.”
Prof Roy Harrison, from the University of Brimingham, who was not involved in the computer simulation study, said: “The results give new insights into the influence of vehicle weight and driving style upon regenerative braking in electric and hybrid vehicles, and the associated particle emissions reductions.
“They show that regenerative braking can lead to substantial benefits, but should not be used to detract from the effort to develop engineering solutions to this important emission source.”
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A US study showed that children were eight times more likely to die when struck by an SUV compared with a normal passenger car.
Dr William Hicks and his team, from Imperial College London, have created a computer simulator to study air pollution from brakes.
The brakes in the large SUV had to work twice as hard as those in the small compact car, resulting in greater particle pollution.
This could be encouraged through traffic calming measures (20 mph speed limits should help), media campaigns and driver awareness courses.”
Prof Roy Harrison, from the University of Brimingham, who was not involved in the computer simulation study, said: “The results give new insights into the influence of vehicle weight and driving style upon regenerative braking in electric and hybrid vehicles, and the associated particle emissions reductions.
“They show that regenerative braking can lead to substantial benefits, but should not be used to detract from the effort to develop engineering solutions to this important emission source.”
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