sci.energy

On Mon, 03 Sep 2007 08:17:43 -0400, Punjab The Sailor Man
wrote:

>Article in today's MSN home page :Partial Zero Emissions Vehicle
>
>The new Accord boasts an environmental first: a six-cylinder gasoline
>engine that's cleaner than many hybrid systems.
>
>Not only can't you buy one, but the government says it's currently
>illegal for automakers to sell these green cars outside of the special
>states. Under terms of the Clean Air Act—in the kind of delicious irony
>only our government can pull off—anyone (dealer, consumer, automaker)
>involved in an out-of-bounds PZEV sale could be subject to civil fines
>of up to $27,500
>
>So, just how green is a PZEV machine? Well, if you just cut your lawn
>with a gas mower, congratulations, you just put out more pollution in
>one hour than these cars do in 2,000 miles of driving. Grill a single
>juicy burger, and you've cooked up the same hydrocarbon emissions as a
>three-hour drive in a Ford Focus PZEV

Note the key word that prefixes emissions. "hydrocarbon"...
. non-oxodised hydrocarbons.. stuff the catalytic converter
normally takes care of..

CO2 emissions will be roughly the same as similar sized car..

>
>PZEV models are already available from Toyota, Ford, Honda, GM, Subaru,
>Volvo and VW. They're scrubbed-up versions of familiar models, from the
>VW Jetta to the Subaru Outback. But chances are, you've never heard of them.
>
>What the fuck is wrong with the government?