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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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[–] sudoku@programming.dev 24 points 2 years ago (2 children)

title says that all petrol and diesel cars are banned, yet it seems that Euro6 is allowed???

[–] luxuslurch@feddit.de 17 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

"Stockholm’s 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."

[–] sudoku@programming.dev 14 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I feel like this whole article is a nonsensical mashup. Has anyone even proofread this AI summary?

[–] luxuslurch@feddit.de -5 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Would be useful if you could give an example of the "nonsensical mashup". Otherwise it feels like you are simply not ready to process an actually quite trite article.

[–] sudoku@programming.dev 11 points 2 years ago (1 children)

first it talks about how everything is banned, then it starts backpedaling about how euro6 ICE cars are allowed. it seems like the first part is copy-pasted from completely different article. at the very least it wasn't even proofread.

[–] luxuslurch@feddit.de -2 points 2 years ago

You need to read what I highlighted.

[–] AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space 17 points 2 years 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 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years 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

[–] qooqie@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago

Be like goku and go even further beyond, ban all personal, non-emergency cars from the city center.

[–] Hubi@feddit.de 12 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Does Sweden have separate rules for "historic vehicles"? I'm asking because in Germany all cars registered as such are allowed to enter these restricted zones regardless of their emission standard.

[–] WhaleScenery@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Same in the UK. I can’t drive through Oxford’s zero emission zone in my wife’s Euro 6 VW Golf without a fine, but I can in my 1967 carburetted Beetle…

[–] Hubi@feddit.de 5 points 2 years ago

Good to know that I can bring my car on holiday then :D

[–] Blaze@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Great news for air pollution

[–] MMNT@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 years ago

Not by much unfortunately. Car tires and brakes release very dangerous particles that are even smaller than PM2.5, but considering that the majority of cars are petrol cars, the pool of vehicles should be smaller.

[–] theodewere@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago

on the contrary i'm sure pollution hates to read news like this