Pollution In The Automobile Industry

With Sea Level rising and the growing threat of global warming, many consumers are becoming more Green – Conscious in their purchases. This is a common trend among the newer generation of consumers coming into play right now. Why does this matter to the Automobile industry? The Automobile Industry has wrecked havoc on non-renewable resources as well as the environment as a whole. It is common knowledge that use of the fossil fuels, creates more C02 int the atmosphere thus increasing our greenhouse gas affect on earth. This is especially bad, as the earth temperature begins to heat up, our oceans and ice forms begin to melt and sea level 's rise. When the product you are selling produces more pollution than most anything else on earth and that …show more content…
In order to reduce the greenhouse gases and pollution in the atmosphere the government has set certain laws and regulations on pollutants. The highest pollutant industry in the world being the automobile industry, and this being said they have had more regulations set in any other industry. It ' started with the amount of C02 that could be produced from a motor vehicle restriction. Thus the Catalytic Converter was created, to help filter excess C02 released into the atmosphere. Regulations continued, for things like accommodations, safety in addition to environmental needs. And the automobile constructed new cars yearly, keeping up with the ever more strict standards. Eventually in the early 200 's an alternate fuel source was recommended as the ever present threat of global warming began to show it 's consequences. Now, many alternatives are available in cars; fully electric, or hybrid (miss between fueled, and electric), corn fueled, and even hydro powered vehicles. Though the more advanced models are not available to the public, it is believed they will be available to mass public within the next few …show more content…
In the social-cultural world that we live in, consumers buy what is sold to them. Larger cars sales fall short in European countries that do not have any street room, or there is even “large Car Tax ' for inner city roads. However, in the US, larger car 's means more propriety and ownership, by social-cultural standards, and therefore sell amongst the folk that find that favorable. Many times car 's are designed for those who would buy them. Something with a lot of cup holders and high safety (minivans) are more often bought by mothers, because they are advertised to families like