Posted on 11/13/2015 9:11:13 PM PST by Cowman
If a car gets better gas mileage and is more efficient it is going to use less fuel overy the life of the vehicle. Which means less pollution. How many more gallons of fuel will be burned because of government regulations?
And consider this; how can more damage be done to the environment by the car that is burning less fuel?
In my state vehicles made prior to 1996 are exempt from emissions testing but all 1996 and later vehicles are subject to the full range of tests and are required to meet the same levels as a new Prius. My question is what is the difference between the exempt 1995 vehicle and the non exempt 1996 vehicle when in most cases the parts are completely interchangeable between them.
The whole scheme of emissions testing came about from the Clean Air act of the Seventies -- Another product of the malaise era -- And was never really about clean air but about control of motorists (anybody remember the intimate familiarity you had with the last number on your license plate?)
It is my contention that the testing is completely arbitrary and unnecessary ant is simply another means the State has of getting into the wallets of motorists.
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