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  • n  a pipe carrying fumes from the muffler to the rear of a car

  • Most of its workhorse look comes from its wide tailpipe and the wide air intake in its nose, which give it a chopped-off look.
  • The California law, which took effect in January, gives automakers until the 2009 model year to begin phasing in technology to cut greenhouse gasesCO2 and other tailpipe .
  • The tailpipe emission standard of California was already passed in 2002, the Pavley bill.
News & Articles

  • Is 75 miles enough range for the Fiat 500e? (review)
    It's the end of my first day behind the wheel of the 2013 Fiat 500e and the little Italian hatchback is parked curbside in front of my San Francisco apartment. Chirping the alarm as I walk away, I can't help but marvel at how ordinary the electric car looks. Unless you note the missing tailpipe, there's not much to distinguish the 500e from the other Fiat 500, this one gasoline-powered, parked ...
    June 12, 2013 - CNET
  • Toyota might not sell an EV in Europe, citing coal-fired electricity as a major concern
    Toyota, despite its forward facing attitude around hybrids and plug-in hybrids might not offer an all-electric car in Europe because it fears coal-fired powerplants simply shift emissions from the tailpipe to the powerplant, perpetuating the problem.
    June 11, 2013 - Digital Trends
Quotes

  • Tom Carper in Purdue Exponent
    As those of us who live in Delaware and other so-called tailpipestates on the East Coast know all too well, air pollution knows no boundaries," Carper said.
  • Jerry Brown in Reuters UK
    The EPA has done nothing at the national level to curb greenhouse gases and now it has wrongfully and illegally blocked California's landmark tailpipe emissions standards, despite the fact that 16 states have moved to adopt them,said Jerry...
  • Arnold Schwarzenegger in TIME
    Allowing California and other states to aggressively reduce their own harmful vehicle tailpipe emissions would be a historic win for clean air and for millions of Americans who want more fuel-efficient, environmentally-friendly cars,said...

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