Actions Against The Pollutions

People and therefore countries are getting more conscious about the pollutions we produce. Actions to reduce pollutions are increasing every day. I have some comments on the them, starting with the electrification movement for the vehicles to reduce carbon emission. The major effort is put on private vehicles. It’s a kind of luxury in my point of view. Production of electric cars, especially their batteries are not environment friendly. Therefore, the decision on which vehicles should be electrified first should be well thought. In order to minimize the carbon emission, I propose the public service vehicles and the construction machinery to be electrified first. When you look at the number of private electric cars manufactured in Europe over the years, the whole public utility vehicles could have been electrified by now. Public utility vehicles (busses and trucks) and construction machinery on the average operate for much longer hours compared to private cars. Therefore, they would have saved more carbon emission compared to private cars. When you pollute the environment to manufacture a battery, at least use it on vehicles that would have reduced more carbon emission. Additionally, most public utility vehicles operate on small distances and have dedicated garages to allow frequent charging. Therefore, with the battery capacity of a private car, multiple public utility vehicles could have been electrified.

When it comes to construction, the advantages increase further. Most construction sites within a city already have electric infrastructure available during construction. These electric infrastructures can easily power electrified construction machinery. The construction machinery, especially the ones working within the city, operate in a confined space. Most of these construction machines are not allowed to travel within the streets and are transported to construction site over a truck. As a result, they can be powered directly from the power line at the construction site, negating the need for a high-capacity battery. Additionally, the pollution is not limited to air. The noise pollution is also a major problem of the metropolitan cities. The construction sites are usually surrounded by close proximity apartments where the noise is amplified by the tall buildings. Electrifying the construction machinery would make them much more silent compared to the diesel-powered counterparts. Electrifying the machinery also allows cable-based arm and bucket control which negates the need for noise hydraulic pumps. Making the machines even more silent.