In an effort to please customers, European car makers Fiat, Peugeot, and Citroen have incorporated scenting technology into the ventilation systems of their vehicles. Scent plays no small part in the driving experience, as we know from the popularity of “new car scent” in auto air fresheners. Opel (a brand of GM Europe) is looking into creating an “aroma organ” that would distribute different aromas to different parts of the vehicle. On the flip side, Audi apparently has a team of “sniffers” that approve every part of a car before it enters production, in an attempt to minimize bad smells from chemicals that are a normal part of the production process.
Read more in the Earth Times.
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