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This is a simple, low-cost idea that could affect travel behaviour, although it would probably not be a game changer. The proposal could be presented in a more straightforward and focused fashion. Also, some lack of detail, i.e., what type of rewards, how to avoid interference with the meter, etc.
The technical challenges for measuring actual pollution levels would be challenging, especially the criteria pollutants HC, CO, NOx, and PM. The on-board diagnostics systems in most modern vehicles (called OBD-II in the USA) are not actual pollution measuring devices but use other on-board sensors to infer a failure that increases criteria pollutants. The estimated cost of such equipment is underestimated. Actual pollution measuring equipment costs thousands of dollars. Some diesel manufacturers have been trying for years to develop an inexpensive on-board NOx sensor but nothing has come to fruition yet. Measuring CO2 on-board is fairly easy and doesn't require any special software. CO2 is based simply off of the amount of fuel burned and the carbon intensity of the fuel, e.g., gasoline vs. diesel. The common miles per gallon or liters/100km meter can be used as a CO2 meter in some regard.
This seems to be similar to an indicator in a car that shows the current consumption (mpg...) and people can use this as well (but might not do it as much as they should?). The concept makes sense, might be a bit overly optimistic.
Introducing pollution meters on vehicles requires first a definition of pollution: is it CO2 or other pollutants (SOx, NOx, PM etc)? The author does not specify.Assuming that it is for all pollutants, how would the system affect behavior?Drivers already have at their disposal a real time fuel consumption gauge? Fuel consumption an pollution is highly correlated anyway - how will the increased information help the driving behavior? Similarly by collecting this and displaying it real time on the road side. I am not sure this proposal is concretely thought out to advance to the next level at this stage.
The authors mainly propose to install pollution prediction meters in automobiles and display panels over the roads. The proposal is clear and well presented but nor innovative neither significantly impacting in my opinion.
This is a simple, low-cost idea that could affect travel behaviour, although it would probably not be a game changer. The proposal could be presented in a more straightforward and focused fashion. Also, some lack of detail, i.e., what type of rewards, how to avoid interference with the meter, etc.
The technical challenges for measuring actual pollution levels would be challenging, especially the criteria pollutants HC, CO, NOx, and PM. The on-board diagnostics systems in most modern vehicles (called OBD-II in the USA) are not actual pollution measuring devices but use other on-board sensors to infer a failure that increases criteria pollutants. The estimated cost of such equipment is underestimated. Actual pollution measuring equipment costs thousands of dollars. Some diesel manufacturers have been trying for years to develop an inexpensive on-board NOx sensor but nothing has come to fruition yet. Measuring CO2 on-board is fairly easy and doesn't require any special software. CO2 is based simply off of the amount of fuel burned and the carbon intensity of the fuel, e.g., gasoline vs. diesel. The common miles per gallon or liters/100km meter can be used as a CO2 meter in some regard.
This seems to be similar to an indicator in a car that shows the current consumption (mpg...) and people can use this as well (but might not do it as much as they should?). The concept makes sense, might be a bit overly optimistic.
Introducing pollution meters on vehicles requires first a definition of pollution: is it CO2 or other pollutants (SOx, NOx, PM etc)? The author does not specify.Assuming that it is for all pollutants, how would the system affect behavior?Drivers already have at their disposal a real time fuel consumption gauge? Fuel consumption an pollution is highly correlated anyway - how will the increased information help the driving behavior? Similarly by collecting this and displaying it real time on the road side. I am not sure this proposal is concretely thought out to advance to the next level at this stage.
The authors mainly propose to install pollution prediction meters in automobiles and display panels over the roads. The proposal is clear and well presented but nor innovative neither significantly impacting in my opinion.
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Nice general idea, but needs more elaboration. For example, how to compare the pollution level of one car compared to others? I would drop the tree planting component, as it leads away from the core idea. I would also require some estimates of the number (and type) of tree's required.
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