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From: jym@remarque.berkeley.edu (Jym Dyer)
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Subject: Re: Fuel efficiency
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Date: 24 Sep 90 22:03:47 GMT
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In-Reply-To: jeremy@perf2.asd.sgi.com's message of 23 Sep 90 21:10:41 GMT

> Also, pollution standards are in grams per mile, not parts per
> million, so that the average Lincoln Town Car puts out no more
> of the nasty pollutants than a Honda Civic.
.-.
|T|his sounds wrong to me.  If a Lincoln sucks up (e.g.) 3 times
`-' as much gas as a Honda, it's got to deal with (e.g.) 3 times
    as much output.
.-.
|A|lso, is carbon dioxide considered a pollutant in this scheme?
`-' <_Jym_>

P.S.:  Then again, Lincolns have gotten smaller and Hondas have
    gotten bigger . . . :-)