Environmentalists worried over increased production of autos
<p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="production">production</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="passenger">passenger</span> <span word="vehicles">vehicles</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="reached">reached</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="all">all</span>-<span word="time">time</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>: 80 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="cars">cars</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="light">light</span> <span word="trucks">trucks</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Worldwatch">Worldwatch</span> <span word="Institute">Institute</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="production">production</span> <span word="record">record</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="heightening">heightening</span> <span word="concerns">concerns</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="environmentalists">environmentalists</span>, <span word="since">since</span> <span word="petroleum">petroleum</span>-<span word="fueled">fueled</span> <span word="automobiles">automobiles</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="source">source</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="pollution">pollution</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="climate">climate</span>-<span word="changing">changing</span> <span word="carbon">carbon</span> <span word="emissions">emissions</span>.</p><p><span word="With">With</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="cars">cars</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="light">light</span> <span word="trucks">trucks</span> <span word="added">added</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="fleet">fleet</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="nearing">nearing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="milestone">milestone</span> - <span word="one">one</span> <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="vehicles">vehicles</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="roads">roads</span>. <span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="petroleum">petroleum</span>-<span word="fueled">fueled</span> <span word="internal">internal</span> <span word="combustion">combustion</span> <span word="engines">engines</span>, <span word="whose">whose</span> <span word="emissions">emissions</span> <span word="cause">cause</span> <span word="environmental">environmental</span> <span word="problems">problems</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="pollution">pollution</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="contribute">contribute</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="warming">warming</span>.</p><p><span word="Michael">Michael</span> <span word="Renner">Renner</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Worldwatch">Worldwatch</span> <span word="Institute">Institute</span>, <span word="wrote">wrote</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="analysis">analysis</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="worldwide">worldwide</span> <span word="auto">auto</span> <span word="production">production</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="strongest">strongest</span> <span word="producer">producer</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tremendous">tremendous</span> <span word="period">period</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="decade">decade</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="overtaken">overtaken</span> <span word="Germany">Germany</span>, <span word="Japan">Japan</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="producers">producers</span> <span word="worldwide">worldwide</span>," <span word="Renner">Renner</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Hybrid">Hybrid</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="electric">electric</span> <span word="vehicles">vehicles</span> <span word="represent">represent</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="output">output</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="says">says</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="representatives">representatives</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="auto">auto</span> <span word="industry">industry</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="care">care</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="environment">environment</span>. <span word="Steven">Steven</span> <span word="Brooks">Brooks</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="analyst">analyst</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Edmunds">Edmunds</span>.<span word="com">com</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="compiles">compiles</span> <span word="data">data</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="automobile">automobile</span> <span word="market">market</span>, <span word="says">says</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="industry">industry</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="responding">responding</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="desire">desire</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="greener">greener</span> <span word="products">products</span>.</p><p>“<span word="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span> 43 <span word="different">different</span> <span word="vehicles">vehicles</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="introduced">introduced</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shopping">shopping</span> <span word="arena">arena</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> 2015, <span word="like">like</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="Honda">Honda</span> <span word="CR">CR</span>-<span word="Z">Z</span> <span word="here">here</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hybrid">hybrid</span> <span word="electric">electric</span> <span word="vehicle">vehicle</span>,” <span word="Brooks">Brooks</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
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