: an outlet by which engine exhaust gases are expelled from a vehicle (such as an automobile or jet aircraft)
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Federal regulations also are putting pressure on automakers to make significant cuts to tailpipe emissions.
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The Indianapolis Star, 25 Apr. 2024
This March, the agency implemented stricter rules to reduce tailpipe emissions from passenger vehicles.
—Evan Bush, NBC News, 24 Apr. 2024
Those rules relax initial tailpipe limits proposed last year but get close to the same strict standards set out by the EPA for model year 2032.
—Matthew Daly, Fortune, 30 Mar. 2024
In the new tailpipe emissions rule, the US EPA tried to make auto lobbyists and environmentalists happy by acknowledging that real-world plug-in hybrid driving is far from emissions-free.
—Aarian Marshall, WIRED, 25 Mar. 2024
The following day, the EPA released its landmark tailpipe emission proposal — which became a lightning rod for political attention and debate.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 10 Apr. 2024
The administration has announced rules that would limit tailpipe emissions from cars and light trucks, effectively requiring automakers to sell more electric vehicles and hybrids.
—Angelo Fichera, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2024
Three modern powertrains are currently responsible for the vast majority of tailpipe emission reductions, with battery electric vehicles (BEVs) providing the greatest benefits.
—Peter Douglas, The Mercury News, 31 Mar. 2024
Automakers will have more leeway in choosing how to reach the government’s new tailpipe emissions goals, thanks to changes made between when the rules were first introduced in draft form nearly a year ago and now.
—Aarian Marshall, WIRED, 25 Mar. 2024
The Indianapolis Star, 25 Apr. 2024
This March, the agency implemented stricter rules to reduce tailpipe emissions from passenger vehicles.
—Evan Bush, NBC News, 24 Apr. 2024
Those rules relax initial tailpipe limits proposed last year but get close to the same strict standards set out by the EPA for model year 2032.
—Matthew Daly, Fortune, 30 Mar. 2024
In the new tailpipe emissions rule, the US EPA tried to make auto lobbyists and environmentalists happy by acknowledging that real-world plug-in hybrid driving is far from emissions-free.
—Aarian Marshall, WIRED, 25 Mar. 2024
The following day, the EPA released its landmark tailpipe emission proposal — which became a lightning rod for political attention and debate.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 10 Apr. 2024
The administration has announced rules that would limit tailpipe emissions from cars and light trucks, effectively requiring automakers to sell more electric vehicles and hybrids.
—Angelo Fichera, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2024
Three modern powertrains are currently responsible for the vast majority of tailpipe emission reductions, with battery electric vehicles (BEVs) providing the greatest benefits.
—Peter Douglas, The Mercury News, 31 Mar. 2024
Automakers will have more leeway in choosing how to reach the government’s new tailpipe emissions goals, thanks to changes made between when the rules were first introduced in draft form nearly a year ago and now.
—Aarian Marshall, WIRED, 25 Mar. 2024
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“Tailpipe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tailpipe. Accessed 4 May. 2024.
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