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Re:Why do poor school kids have to clean up rich commuters’ ... by belorn on Thursday March 07, 2019 @09:37AM (#19328289)
Since it has been several years since dieselgate, how much pollution does the average car create during freeway speeds?
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Re:Why do poor school kids have to clean up rich commuters’ ... by dsr_ on Thursday March 07, 2019 @10:51AM (#19328988)
This is easier to know for new cars than old, because it's only been measured consistently since 2008.

fueleconomy.gov will let you look up cars, and the "Energy and Environment" tab will show you CO2 emissions and greenhouse gas emissions, each on a grams/mile driven scale.

A 2019 Volve V90 station wagon emits 328g/mile of CO2 and 444g/mile of GHG.

A 2019 Chevy Volt plug-in hybrid emits 51g/mile of CO2 at the tailpipe and 140g/mile total including the upstream electricity production, assuming you live in Beverly Hills.

A 2019 Tesla S P100D emits nothing at the tailpipe and 120g/mile.

A 2019 Honda Accord Sport/Touring is 345g/mile CO2 and 410g/mile total GHG.

Does that help?

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