DOT Secretary Rolls Back All Emission Standards

[Doubeleive]

BOTH of these request's were dropped by carb on the 15th

1. In-Use Locomotive regulation (would have phased out older locomotives)
2. Advanced Clean Fleets regulation (would have stopped diesel truck & bus sales)

but they had a host of other ones already approved recently

 

[j91z28d1]

I see some crazy bad emissions stuff running away around work and it's a shame. I bet it's a years worth of car emmsions in a few hours of running for zero reason. but it's eaiser to chase the public than equipment even thou the company's have deep pockets and are to big to fail.

I honestly don't mind a yearly check to see if the check engine light is on type of thing. but there's a lot of stupid rules too. if a new cat fixes a check engine light. then who cares if it's got all expensive certifications. if you have a older classic or something they only gets driven a few 100 to a 1000 miles a year, who cares.
I would be highly pissed if I had to drop a car off at a shop for them to go thru it every year looking for issues. that's still kinda wild to me and reeks of fraud.

 

[Blackcar]

I believe emissions standards have help with smog in city's that were having problem with it. Really auto makers have made vehicles with better fuel milage and when have you had to replace tailpipe and muffler system just saying.

 

[j91z28d1]

I believe emissions standards have help with smog in city's that were having problem with it. Really auto makers have made vehicles with better fuel milage and when have you had to replace tailpipe and muffler system just saying.

oh yeah. forcing them to cover exhaust parts for a longer warranty has helped forsure. I honestly like that Cali said hey, you wanna sell a hybrid here. that falls under emissions system and you gotta cover that too. anything that forces manufacturers to build more reliable cars I'm all for.


I feel afm lifters should have fallen under emissions and been covered by warranty for atleast 80 to 100k. to me they speced or sourced low quality parts.

 

[Bigburb3500]

As someone who has not driven a car with fewer than 8 cylinders in the past 10yrs as a primary vehicle… I definitely like my displacement BUT do appreciate the efficiency of some of the smaller engines. I do not understand why there has not been a bigger push to hybridize more big vehicles? I understand we can all say we don’t like regulation telling us what to do or control our buying habits but where is the common sense engineering?
I think I’ve said this before that these big SUVs would be perfect candidates for big hybrid power trains. Increase power and efficiency. Yes, complications and potentially price but it can’t be that much more, ford and Toyota both by hybrid systems in their trucks. I bet another generation of research will have the trucks with mid-20s on MPG.

Oil/fuel prices aren’t high enough yet to drive consumer purchasing decisions yet, I guess?

I believe in free choice on business and personal purchase but there is a level of social responsibility businesses should have to shape the world they operate in… sorry… I’m a dreamer of a utopia that may not exist lol

 

[Scarey]

We’ve hit the point of diminishing returns on car emissions. Early days yes it was worth it.

 

[donjetman]

As of Jan.1st 2025, no more annual inspections where I live in TX,
and loving it.

 

[homesick]

As of Jan.1st 2025, no more annual inspections where I live in TX,
and loving it.

We stopped those several years ago, in OK.

One thing I liked about TX inspections, back in the '70s, was that correcting headlight aim was part of it.

joe