: an outlet by which engine exhaust gases are expelled from a vehicle (such as an automobile or jet aircraft)
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No tailpipes are visible in either case.
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Eileen Falkenberg-Hull, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
Carbon is still emitted from the tailpipe of a car running on the fuel, but since pre-existing carbon was used to create the fuel in the first place, no more is being created or added to the environment, hence the claim of sustainability.
—Alistair Charlton, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Former Chicago Mayor Richard Daley toasted the city’s first hydrogen bus in 1995 with a glass of water collected from its tailpipe.
—Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Some 1980s vehicles emit more than 100 times the tailpipe pollution of a new vehicle, Barrett noted.
—Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 29 Aug. 2025
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Eileen Falkenberg-Hull, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
Carbon is still emitted from the tailpipe of a car running on the fuel, but since pre-existing carbon was used to create the fuel in the first place, no more is being created or added to the environment, hence the claim of sustainability.
—Alistair Charlton, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Former Chicago Mayor Richard Daley toasted the city’s first hydrogen bus in 1995 with a glass of water collected from its tailpipe.
—Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Some 1980s vehicles emit more than 100 times the tailpipe pollution of a new vehicle, Barrett noted.
—Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 29 Aug. 2025
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“Tailpipe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tailpipe. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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