‘Mouthpiece’
February 28th, 2010 | Published in Automotive
Please have your staff ventilate Csaba’s office. The diesel fumes seem to be building up. Although diesel engines do have the superior thermodynamic cycle, they are presently not a reasonable alternative power source for urban fleets of cars, due to their poor emissions. The soot emissions even from the most modern diesels, is, in sufficient quantity, thought to be carcinogenic.
Csere should realize the popularity of diesels in Europe is due to the irresponsible fuel taxes on gasoline. Governments there have sought to soak those taxpayers who are rich enough to afford a car, Read the rest of this entry »
When a cars are almost emissions-free, look for the regulations to get really stiff. But rules are for the other guy. In the late 1970s, when states were struggling to comply with the 1977 Clean Air Act Amendments and the Lung Association was pressing for auto emissions testing, I used to leave my Lansing office job and walk to the bus stop. While waiting, I’d regularly be gassed by the heater Ford van used by the Lung Association of Michigan to deliver its press releases and fund- raising appeals to the post office, leaving behind a thick cloud of soot and monoxide. 