1. Although electric vehicles also have zero tailpipe emissions, many get their juice from coal-fired electric plants. 2. And there is no doubt that the government, under the Clean Air Act, might see and use the potential for monitoring more than our tailpipe emissions. 3. Austin and San Antonio are running just under the federal standard for ozone, a gaseous pollutant formed from tailpipe emissions and from vapors released during refueling. 4. A measure in the Legislature that would make California the first state to regulate carbon dioxide and other tailpipe emissions of greenhouse gases is losing support. 5. All of these items directly affect tailpipe emissions. 6. But reducing the concentration of tailpipe emissions in urban areas has been seen as an important goal in and of itself. 7. By these means, tailpipe emissions would be reduced by half or more over the early years of the next century. 8. Having the EPA say the PT Cruiser is a car means Chrysler will have to make some changes for tailpipe emissions standards. 9. Instead of focusing exclusively on reducing tailpipe emissions, why not enlist cars as active agents in the cleanup of existing pollution? 10. Much more than Ford and GM, Chrysler has a long history of resisting pressure to improve fuel economy, tailpipe emissions and safety. |