This really isn't that big of a deal. The vehicles produced in the last ten years are over 99% cleaner in terms of C0, NOx, and S02 emissions as compared to vehicles built in the 70's and 80's.
Take for example the 2.3L 4 cylinder engine used in several Ford and Mazda vehicles....it was shown that the air coming out of the tailpipe was cleaner than the air going into the engine.
The vehicles that we do have to worry about are the older diesel vehicles that are still on the road. They spew out a disgusting amount of particulate matter, NOx, and SO2.
*****Take the all-new 2.3-liter Duratec 23E engine available in the 2004 Ford Focus. This engine is based on the same 2.3-liter found in the Mazda 6, but it features a host of technological advances to cut its exhaust emissions and earn a Super Ultra Low Emissions Vehicle (SULEV) rating in California. This means it emits only one pound of smog-forming pollution over 15,000 miles (a regular Zetec-powered Focus emits 10.7 pounds over that same distance, while my 1970 Plymouth GTX emits enough to create a small island). Even more impressive is the fact than any Focus with this engine emits zero evaporative emissions when it's not running. Between the car's SULEV rating and zero evaporative emissions, it actually creates the same, or less, air pollution than would be required to charge a fully electric vehicle's battery at a power plant - thus earning a PZEV (Partial Zero Emissions Vehicle) rating.*****http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/
Comments 3
Take for example the 2.3L 4 cylinder engine used in several Ford and Mazda vehicles....it was shown that the air coming out of the tailpipe was cleaner than the air going into the engine.
The vehicles that we do have to worry about are the older diesel vehicles that are still on the road. They spew out a disgusting amount of particulate matter, NOx, and SO2.
Reply
really?
far out :)
Reply
Reply
Leave a comment