Cleantech Business News JanFeb18
You also want an ePaper? Increase the reach of your titles
YUMPU automatically turns print PDFs into web optimized ePapers that Google loves.
33<br />
and then evaluated by filtration experts.<br />
Alfred Weber, CEO at MANN+HUMMEL, describes<br />
the need for action: "More and more people at our<br />
locations ranging from Ludwigsburg to Bangalore<br />
and Shanghai are suffering from the consequences<br />
of air pollution and who else apart from a filtration<br />
expert such as us is going to find a solution?"<br />
In his talk addressed to policy makers Weber<br />
described his ideas about the necessary<br />
conditions. In his view the legislator should<br />
concentrate on prescribing limit values and check<br />
for compliance. Then one should allow scientific<br />
and industrial representatives and their brilliant<br />
developers the space to solve the problem of how the limit<br />
values can be met. According to Weber, if there are too<br />
many rules, this will restrict the creativity of the<br />
developers. “The coming together of the biggest logistics<br />
provider, the biggest producer of electric commercial<br />
vehicles in Germany and the global filtration expert has<br />
made driving and delivery operations possible in city<br />
centers which is neutral in terms of emissions."<br />
Achim Kampker, CEO of StreetScooter, subsidiary of the<br />
Deutsche Post DHL Group, praises the further<br />
improvement of the ecological balance thanks to these<br />
vehicles: “With these new fine dust particle filters from<br />
MANN+HUMMEL, we can further improve the<br />
environmental performance of our StreetScooters. We are<br />
pleased to participate in this field trial and to pioneer what<br />
will become a major trend.”<br />
Werner Spec, mayor of Ludwigsburg, is happy about the<br />
event in his city: "Our activities towards sustainability are<br />
varied and have been recognized with the award as<br />
Germany's most sustainable medium-sized city in 2014".<br />
However, one cannot be satisfied with the air quality either<br />
in Ludwigsburg or the larger neighboring city of Stuttgart.<br />
In the opinion of the mayor, the project presented by the<br />
three cooperation partners is a measure which is<br />
considerably more effective and clever than a driving ban.<br />
According to estimates from the World Health<br />
Organization (WHO), every year roughly 47,000 people in<br />
Germany die from the effects of particulates.<br />
facebook.com/cleantechbn<br />
twitter.com/<strong>Cleantech</strong>BN<br />
cleantechbusinessnews
Change language