: an outlet by which engine exhaust gases are expelled from a vehicle (such as an automobile or jet aircraft)
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The following day, the EPA released its landmark tailpipe emission proposal — which became a lightning rod for political attention and debate.
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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 American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy evaluated each 2024 model based on its cost to human health from air pollution associated with vehicle manufacturing and disposal, the production and distribution of fuel or electricity, and vehicle tailpipe emissions.
—Owen Bellwood / Jalopnik, Quartz, 13 Mar. 2024
Image Last spring, the Environmental Protection Agency proposed the toughest-ever limits on tailpipe emissions.
—Coral Davenport, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2024
After decades of success reining in pollution from smokestacks and tailpipes, climate change is erasing some of those gains.
—Justine Calma, The Verge, 12 Feb. 2024
The new rules, based around tailpipe emission standards, are intended to ensure that within eight years, the majority of consumer vehicles sold are either all-electric or gas-electric hybrids.
—Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, 23 Mar. 2024
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 American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy evaluated each 2024 model based on its cost to human health from air pollution associated with vehicle manufacturing and disposal, the production and distribution of fuel or electricity, and vehicle tailpipe emissions.
—Owen Bellwood / Jalopnik, Quartz, 13 Mar. 2024
Image Last spring, the Environmental Protection Agency proposed the toughest-ever limits on tailpipe emissions.
—Coral Davenport, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2024
After decades of success reining in pollution from smokestacks and tailpipes, climate change is erasing some of those gains.
—Justine Calma, The Verge, 12 Feb. 2024
The new rules, based around tailpipe emission standards, are intended to ensure that within eight years, the majority of consumer vehicles sold are either all-electric or gas-electric hybrids.
—Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, 23 Mar. 2024
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“Tailpipe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tailpipe. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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