Clunker Laws

Vehicle models and history#regulations#environment

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Laws and regulations aimed at removing old, polluting vehicles from the road, promoting environmental protection.

Related mailing-list messages and current discussions from Gerry. These are community context for the dictionary term.

Re: "Thieves Cashing in on Stolen Clunkers in Germany" (shows a Vanagon being heisted)
Historical mailing list · Wed, 12 Aug 2009 17:40:55 -0700
...to > make us > greener:-) Actually, Europe got the catalytic converter laws a lot later than US/Canada. Having grown up there and moved to...
Re: New Jersey emissions law (was: Why are so many....)
Historical mailing list · Wed, 3 May 95 12:05:31 PDT
...600ppm HC is tiny compared to, say, a smoking clunker. Or even compared to spilling some gas when you fill up. >(California has a...
Re: EPA Abuse -- It gets worse !
Historical mailing list · Thu, 03 Apr 1997 13:53:07 -0600
...Yes many smog laws have helped (although you still can catch a clunker going down the road almost daily with a spew of smelly...