Driven Clean Away

Synopsis: The city of Gothenburg, Sweden, has stringent regulations governing air quality, and has the power to stop all traffic if pollution levels reach unacceptably high values. This filmed report shows the systems adopted in Gothenburg, as an introduction to wider work on the car by Volvo. Shows work being done to diminish the car’s effect on human health, both in pollution and the more familiar field of care safety and motor accidents. A succession of Volvo ‘concept cars’ from the past 20 years illustrates the differing priorities that designers have recognised.
Series: Living with Technology: A Foundation Course, Course T102
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 24 min.
Year of production: 1991
Availability: OUT OF DISTRIBUTION
Subjects: Environmental science; Technology
Keywords: air quality; cars; motor vehicle manufacturing industries; pollution

Producer

Philip Ashby

Cast

Dick Morris

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