Petition for E85 SMOG EXEMPTION!!!!!!
Dec 14, 2011, 09:26 AM
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If I had any self control I would'nt even respond to this thread but I feel strangely complelled to rant about how incredibly niave and unrealistic it is. Firstly, of course I would want to be smog exepmt and run e-85, but there is no way in h3ll that will ever happen for hundreds of reasons most basically because this is not how the US. government works. The point of regulation is to control the total amount of emissions dumped in the atmosphere, to do this the EPA creates legislation at a manufacturer level to affect the widest possible population of poluting vehicles to try and make a dent in overall emissions. At the individual vehicle level the state and RMV are responsible for making sure we don't change that factory imposed regulation. The US is under increasing global pressure to comply with CO2 emissions, (which ethanol cumbustion creates as well as NOX) and the ~15% gas still makes plenty more NOX and CO all the while reducing MPG. Not an easy sell.
Dec 15, 2011, 08:13 AM
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If I had any self control I would'nt even respond to this thread but I feel strangely complelled to rant about how incredibly niave and unrealistic it is. Firstly, of course I would want to be smog exepmt and run e-85, but there is no way in h3ll that will ever happen for hundreds of reasons most basically because this is not how the US. government works. The point of regulation is to control the total amount of emissions dumped in the atmosphere, to do this the EPA creates legislation at a manufacturer level to affect the widest possible population of poluting vehicles to try and make a dent in overall emissions. At the individual vehicle level the state and RMV are responsible for making sure we don't change that factory imposed regulation. The US is under increasing global pressure to comply with CO2 emissions, (which ethanol cumbustion creates as well as NOX) and the ~15% gas still makes plenty more NOX and CO all the while reducing MPG. Not an easy sell.
While everything you are saying is true, we need to try, its not just about not haveing to smog our cars, its about less intervention from the government on us enthusiasts.
Dec 15, 2011, 10:28 AM
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The government isn't goign to make exception for the small minority that is "automotive enthusiast." The idea of E85 was for renewable energy. Us "enthusiast" is after it for its octane rating and the power that coems with it. Be honest, you're not running E85 because its clean and wonderful to the environment!
Dec 15, 2011, 10:45 AM
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The government isn't goign to make exception for the small minority that is "automotive enthusiast." The idea of E85 was for renewable energy. Us "enthusiast" is after it for its octane rating and the power that coems with it. Be honest, you're not running E85 because its clean and wonderful to the environment!
Dec 15, 2011, 10:48 AM
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Here in CA government is so messed that they lay off teachers and police but keep all the CARB employees and there are over a dozen that make over 250k a year, and they all have at least 5 people under them that make over $125k a year. All this info can be found on line Killcarb is an organization that has a lot of this info on there web site.
Dec 15, 2011, 10:59 AM
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Yes, when we pay more taxes for CARB in my state than we do police and teachers something has got to change.