you can die if you sit in the garage with the engine running.
January 23, 2026
Adoption of electric vehicles tied to real-world reductions in air pollution, study finds
Using satellite data, Keck School of Medicine of USC researchers reported the first statistically significant decrease in nitrogen dioxide linked to zero-emissions vehicles.
When California neighborhoods increased their number of zero-emissions vehicles (ZEV) between 2019 and 2023, they also experienced a reduction in air pollution. For every 200 vehicles added, nitrogen dioxide (NO₂) levels dropped 1.1%. The results, obtained from a new analysis based on statewide satellite data, are among the first to confirm the environmental health benefits of ZEVs, which include fully electric and plug-in hybrid cars, in the real world. The study was funded in part by the National Institutes of Health and just published in [The Lancet Planetary Health](https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanplh/article/PIIS2542-5196(25)00257-8/fulltext).
Joose__bocks on
You’d be surprised what daily cycling can do for your breathing and the air quality, as long as you’re not breathing exhaust.
Chopper3 on
I used to live in London for about a decade and now I visit it about once a month or so.
The introduction of the ULEZ system there, which makes it hard for ICE vehicles to drive there, has MASSIVELY increased air quality there. When I lived there I hated walking around the city centre, I’d blow my nose and it’d be black after only a few minutes. These days the air is so much better than almost any other city I’ve been to of its size, it’s almost as good as the coastal town I live in now.
So yes ULEZ has been a pain in the arse for residents, expensive to deal with too, but my word has it paid off – London’s so much more pleasant than it used to be air-wise.
Hyper8orean on
Or is it the catalytic converter?
LevelDesperate1962 on
Agree , as they are all sitting in the driveway in the cold weather. People now just stay home.
HMJebus on
Gee, I wonder why that is?
zertoman on
Easier to breath for certain areas, worse where they strip mine the materials, or near power plants.
Lettuce_bee_free_end on
We got a plan for that, weaken emissions. Roll back desiel exhaust fluid requirements. Allow aftermarket deletion.
sallubhai786 on
Damn I should have bought an electric car instead of an air purifier!
Hiffchakka on
Norwegian here, it’s extremely noticeable whenever some asshole keeps his diesel car running on standby to warm it up.
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MrBahhum on
I always have found it crash how so many people like sit in an idling parked vehicle.
antiopean on
Now we just need hover cars to get rid of the rubber particulates from tires…
National-Charity-435 on
bUT iT STilL bURnZ COAL
…uh huh. That coal-burning plant is isolated, regulated, and maintained better than smog-checked engines
Honestly, this is our era of heliocentric nonsense
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you can die if you sit in the garage with the engine running.
January 23, 2026
Adoption of electric vehicles tied to real-world reductions in air pollution, study finds
Using satellite data, Keck School of Medicine of USC researchers reported the first statistically significant decrease in nitrogen dioxide linked to zero-emissions vehicles.
[https://keck.usc.edu/news/adoption-of-electric-vehicles-tied-to-real-world-reductions-in-air-pollution-study-finds/](https://keck.usc.edu/news/adoption-of-electric-vehicles-tied-to-real-world-reductions-in-air-pollution-study-finds/)
When California neighborhoods increased their number of zero-emissions vehicles (ZEV) between 2019 and 2023, they also experienced a reduction in air pollution. For every 200 vehicles added, nitrogen dioxide (NO₂) levels dropped 1.1%. The results, obtained from a new analysis based on statewide satellite data, are among the first to confirm the environmental health benefits of ZEVs, which include fully electric and plug-in hybrid cars, in the real world. The study was funded in part by the National Institutes of Health and just published in [The Lancet Planetary Health](https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanplh/article/PIIS2542-5196(25)00257-8/fulltext).
You’d be surprised what daily cycling can do for your breathing and the air quality, as long as you’re not breathing exhaust.
I used to live in London for about a decade and now I visit it about once a month or so.
The introduction of the ULEZ system there, which makes it hard for ICE vehicles to drive there, has MASSIVELY increased air quality there. When I lived there I hated walking around the city centre, I’d blow my nose and it’d be black after only a few minutes. These days the air is so much better than almost any other city I’ve been to of its size, it’s almost as good as the coastal town I live in now.
So yes ULEZ has been a pain in the arse for residents, expensive to deal with too, but my word has it paid off – London’s so much more pleasant than it used to be air-wise.
Or is it the catalytic converter?
Agree , as they are all sitting in the driveway in the cold weather. People now just stay home.
Gee, I wonder why that is?
Easier to breath for certain areas, worse where they strip mine the materials, or near power plants.
We got a plan for that, weaken emissions. Roll back desiel exhaust fluid requirements. Allow aftermarket deletion.
Damn I should have bought an electric car instead of an air purifier!
Norwegian here, it’s extremely noticeable whenever some asshole keeps his diesel car running on standby to warm it up.
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I always have found it crash how so many people like sit in an idling parked vehicle.
Now we just need hover cars to get rid of the rubber particulates from tires…
bUT iT STilL bURnZ COAL
…uh huh. That coal-burning plant is isolated, regulated, and maintained better than smog-checked engines
Honestly, this is our era of heliocentric nonsense