Automobile Pollution

The automobile industry has made steady improvements in the area of production.
According to some important findings, the increased emissions from the vehicles
lead to global warming, acid rain, and the disastrous health effects. It is said
that combustion engines in cars produce toxins that combine with water vapor in
the air to form acid rain. The tons of carbon-di-oxide produced by burning of c
ar fuel are the leading cause of the greenhouse effect, which causes global warm
ing. It is a fact that vehicles or road transport contribute to an estimated 60-
70 percent of air pollution.
Automobiles include cars, trucks, motorcycles and other road transports. Petrole
um is one and the only source of fuel to these automobiles. It directly or indir
ectly is responsible for other forms of pollution too. People around the world d
ump enough oil into the sea to contaminate about billions and trillions of gallo
ns of water every year. Oil, petroleum products and other toxins from automobile
s kill fish, plants, aquatic life and even people. These toxins used on automobi
les contaminate drinking water and can cause major illness. Some of these toxins
are absorbed in various sea life and cause medical problems to people when eate
n.
The largest area of improvement needed in the automobile industry is energy effi
ciency. The most promising solution to this problem is alternative fuel vehicles
. Reva, the electric car is a positive step in this direction. Apart from this,
there are other precautions that need to be taken to minimize pollution by autom
obiles. Instead of one person traveling by car to office, he can pool people fro
m his locality thereby reducing pollution and increasing fuel efficiency. Regula
r servicing of the car can help decrease pollution too. Lets all strive to make
this world pollution-free one.