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Originally Posted by leolover
you canīt count europe as a whole...
in germany converters are duty since 1989.
i donīt know how the system in the usa is, but if cars donīt fulfill the exhaust-gas norms (euro 1-4 norm) the owner has to pay more taxes.
this should motivate the people to use "clean" cars.
i think nobody can denie that the usa are the country with the largest emissisions of greenhouse-gases. the usa have the largest economy too, but i think that enviromental protection should also play a role.
ps: what is about the people living near chimneys? if global warming is no reason for you, what about reducing the pollution to get just cleaner air  |
In the US if your car can't pass emmisions you can't drive it. No extra taxes here, you just aren't allowed to legally operate the vehicle on public roads. Cat converters have been standard equip on all US automobiles since 1974. Why did it take Germany until 1989? And what the hell is the rest of Europe waiting for???
At any rate, people in greenhouses shouldn't throw stones...