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ShinerBock
Jan 23, 2017Explorer
Funny part is, a lot of the air pollution in the west coast and LA area was NOT from diesels or any other automotive emissions like many have thought over the years. Recent finding show that a lot of pollution comes over from China(who pollutes way more than the US) in the jet stream and the Rockies keep it in the west coast. Compound that with the vehicle emissions and you have an air pollution disaster.
California has no choice but to have a more stringent smog regulation for vehicles because it is not like they can tell China or India to quit producing so much pollution. So they had to lower it the only way they could. Unfortunately for the rest of the country who don't live in areas like California where air pollution such a problem, we also have to live with their stringent regulation because California is such a big state with a lot of vehicles sales so it would only make sense economically for vehicle makes to cater to their emissions requirements. If California had a much smaller population and did not have as big of an automotive market, then I doubt the vehicle manufacturers would have made vehicles specifically for the California emissions requirement. Of course now all states have to abide this because federal emissions regulations now mirror California's regardless if that state has the same smog issues or not.
As far as diesels going the way of the dodo, I don't think it is happening anytime soon. Maybe in the small gas saver car market, but not in the load hauling truck market. It is not just about how much torque a diesel produces, but also when that torque is produced that also helps it move a load and put you at an rpm where you are creating enough HP to go a certain speed.
California has no choice but to have a more stringent smog regulation for vehicles because it is not like they can tell China or India to quit producing so much pollution. So they had to lower it the only way they could. Unfortunately for the rest of the country who don't live in areas like California where air pollution such a problem, we also have to live with their stringent regulation because California is such a big state with a lot of vehicles sales so it would only make sense economically for vehicle makes to cater to their emissions requirements. If California had a much smaller population and did not have as big of an automotive market, then I doubt the vehicle manufacturers would have made vehicles specifically for the California emissions requirement. Of course now all states have to abide this because federal emissions regulations now mirror California's regardless if that state has the same smog issues or not.
As far as diesels going the way of the dodo, I don't think it is happening anytime soon. Maybe in the small gas saver car market, but not in the load hauling truck market. It is not just about how much torque a diesel produces, but also when that torque is produced that also helps it move a load and put you at an rpm where you are creating enough HP to go a certain speed.
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