I guess old cars pollute less than new cars....
California has intense tailpipe emissions requirements.
I just bought a car from an uncle that lives in LA county. He can’t drive it because it can’t pass the smog test so it is a big paperweight. As cars get older they won’t be able to pass the smog tests. Logic would suggest that the driver buy a newer car that can pass but new cars won’t be available.
Wonder what that will do to used car prices.
In Maryland, any car over 20 years old can qualify for Historic Vehicle plates. Smog tests and pre-sale “safety”inspections are not required.
It’s amazing how many “historic” minivans I see.
In France they retroactively changed the emission requiements to mandate emission levels that the older cars (especially small diesel cars) were never designed to meet.
It was deliberate to force low income people in rural areas off the road.
Here in TN we dropped our tests.