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Stockholm to ban all petrol and diesel cars from city centre (airqualitynews.com)

submitted 11 months ago by 0x815@feddit.de to c/europe@feddit.de

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The Sweden's capital upcoming low-emission zone will only permit use of electric cars and gas cars that meet the Euro 6 emission standards. Euro 6 plug-in hybrid heavy vehicles will also be permitted. The zone is in effect 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Violating the rules of the zone is a traffic offence which can result in a police fine of SEK 1,000, i.e. roughly €85.

Air pollution in the city of Stockholm has been a long-standing problem. Medical research shows that children living near Stockholm streets with high emissions have reduced lung function from as early as six months of age.

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[–] AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space 17 points 11 months ago (1 children)

The photo is misleading; it is of a pedestrianised square in the Old Town, an area of medieval cobbled streets where cars are restricted to a few roads around the perimeter. The low emission zone will not be in the Old Town but in Norrmalm, to the north of it and across the water.

[–] thanksforallthefish@literature.cafe 6 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Well it pairs with the misleading headline saying "petrol & diesel cars banned" and then the first sentence of the article says Euro6 ICE are allowed.

I don't think this media is a very reliable source