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Originally Posted by WolfpackS2k
Straight from the EPA's website on the subject: https://www.epa.gov/pm-pollution
I will admit that direct fuel injection has changed the game a bit for gasoline engines. Makes them more like diesel engines, with actual soot being produced in small amounts (compared to diesel) but greater than a conventional gasoline engine. Hence the black soot seen around exhaust pipes of lots of new cars owned by lazy drivers (that don't wash their cars). My previous comments didn't really apply to them. |
The thing you quoted says "extremely small". We are talking about the same thing here. The large ones that you can see settle out very quickly and usually don't make it into your lungs. It seems we are in agreement that the tiny ones that they're talking about are the real problem.
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Originally Posted by Dadhawk
Yes, but heavy trucking also pays a large % of the road taxes so it's not apples to apples. In addition, I did say when the electrics get to significant enough numbers so they do make a difference. Right now they don't but if some have their way, they will and that's when changes will have to be made.
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They are subject to the same taxes on fuel as everyone else. They pay more by way of driving more and getting worse fuel economy but they still aren't paying their fair share to make up for the amount of wear they are causing.