The burning of fossil fuels emits a flurry of gases into the air while an automobile is running. There are actually three gases scientists point to when talking about the gaseous makeup of automobile emissions. These are: hydrocarbons, nitrogen oxides and carbon monoxides.
carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide
Gases like co2 and vapour comes out.
carbon monoxide
Two of the gases that form from burning petrol are nitrogen and carbon dioxide. These are two gases that are contributing to the acid rain affect.
Because if you are using a Bicycle you are not burning a fossil fuel (petrol/gasoline), as you would be if you were driving a car and as you are not burning fossil fuels you are not adding additional Carbon Dioxide to the atmosphere, which if you did, would contribute to global warming.
Motor vehicles are a major source of air pollution, contributing to around 25% of all greenhouse gas emissions globally. Emissions from vehicles include nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide, volatile organic compounds, and particulate matter, all of which can have harmful effects on human health and the environment. Transitioning to electric vehicles and improving fuel efficiency are key strategies to reduce air pollution from motor vehicles.
Nearly half of the pollution caused by burning fossil fuels comes from carbon dioxide emissions. Carbon dioxide is a greenhouse gas that contributes to global warming and climate change. Other pollutants emitted from burning fossil fuels include sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, and particulate matter.
No vehicles can reduce greenhouses gases, that is, no vehicles can suck carbon dioxide or methane out of the atmosphere. Some vehicles use less fossil fuel, so the rate of increase might be slowed. * Hybrid vehicles can use a small gasoline engine which charges batteries in the car. The batteries run the car while they are strong, then the engine kicks in. * Any time a small, well tuned, car is used instead of a large heavy one. * Electric cars, running on batteries that are charged overnight at home. * Vehicles running on hydrogen fuel cells. * Vehicles running on compressed air. * Any vehicle that does not use fossil fuel, like a bicycle, or a sail boat. Vehicles that require charging, or filling with compressed air, or hydrogen involve a lot of energy (electricity) that at the moment is generated by burning fossil fuels. Until we can move to renewable sources of energy our means of transport will never be completely green.
Two of the gases that form from burning petrol are nitrogen and carbon dioxide. These are two gases that are contributing to the acid rain affect.
The two gases that form when burning petrol in motor vehicles and contribute to acid rain are nitrogen oxides (NOx) and sulfur dioxide (SO2). These gases combine with water vapor in the atmosphere to form nitric acid and sulfuric acid, which then fall to Earth as acid rain.
Carbon and Oxygen. The gas is carbon-monoxide.
Main gas is CO2. Gases like SO2 also can be produced
Sulphur is removed from petrol in some countries because burning petroleum releases sulphur dioxide. This mixes with water vapour and rain in the atmosphere to cause acid rain.
Most cars, lawn mowers, and other small motor vehicles use petrol for fuel.
NItrogen dioxide and sulphur dioxide
The engine is burning fuel.
motor vehicles
Carbon monoxide gas is the main pollutant in a combustion engine.
A hybrid vehicle must have two types of engine - most have an electric motor along side a normal petrol engine.
You cannot convert a turbo diesel driven car to a petrol motor. You have to buy a car that uses the petrol motor.