Bluestar clears Southampton's air

摘要

Go South Coast's Bluestar business in Southampton has begun operating the UK's first air filtering bus that makes the air around it cleaner as it travels, allowing the surrounding community to breathe easier. The Alexander Dennis Enviro200 MMC is fitted with a specially designed filter that removes ultrafine particles from the air and traps them as the bus moves through streets. The filter then allows the bus to blow out more pure air so that the air behind it is cleaner than that in front of it. Go-Ahead has chosen Southampton to pioneer the prototype, as earlier this year the World Health Organisation revealed that the city is at its limit of unsafe air pollution. It launched the bus in the city on 27 September.