Not an expert on emissions; others on this list are. From what I've been reading, some states have adopted the CA standard while others use the US standard. There may be some variations in testing, etc. but there seem to be only two actual standards, and those may only relate to new vehicles. I have been hearing for a long time how "dirty" our vans are, but looking up the CA and US standards for LDT2 (the category our vans would fall into), and the emissions readings posted by David B earlier today (which coincide with my own readings), we're not far off the fleet readings for new light trucks. Could I have misinterpreted the EPA charts? Heck yes, but I don't think so. If our vans are tuned correctly, they seem to be pretty darned clean. Now, if you're comparing apples and oranges and comparing our vans to the new ultra clean burn vehicles, which are mostly passenger vehicles, then, sure, they are dirty, but compared to current light trucks/small vans, they seem to hold their own. If anyone has actual numbers to prove otherwise, let us all know, but remember to keep your fruits in a row! Karl Wolz
Don't know 'where' you are talking about, but I believe emission limits have gotten tighter and tighter a bit at a time, year by year, for a long time. Thinking of Ca. mainly. Can't say about other states. Some are quite lax. |
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