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RE: Smog laws again

To: british-cars@autox.team.net
Subject: RE: Smog laws again
From: Brian Kemp <bk13@earthlink.net>
Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2000 17:55:08 -0700
>I'm going to go out on a limb here and agree with Bill.  For some time I
>have been unable to reconcile my concerns with the air we breath, the
>ozone, etc., and my love for driving classic cars.  Now don't go tell me
>that a well maintained 50's/60's sports car is clean compared to today's
>cars.

I was listening to a guy of unknown credibility talking about sources of smog. 
He said private automobiles were a minor source of smog.  I don't remember most
of the specifics, but one of the things he said was that a single jet taking off
from LAX polluted more than all the Honda's in Los Angeles County.  He also
commented about trains and trucks.

The difference being that the later groups are organized not easy to push
around.  Do any of the more informed members of the list have information on any
studies like this?

Any comparison about the hundreds of pounds of lead in the typical electric
vehicles vs tailpipe emissions or a regular gasoline engine and natural gas?

Thanks,

Brian Kemp
72 TR6 that gets better gas mileage than my 91 Subaru

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