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Soot and Spin: Two Plug-in Paradoxes

Plugs and Cars

Cold starts mean more pollution. The catalytic converter that keeps the ICE from being a gross polluter in conventional cars and hybrids however, isn't kept warm by the continual embrace of an ever-churning engine in a hybrid with all-electric range. However, unfortunately green-minded consumers are again left confused.

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Will CARB’s New Rules Damage EV Startups?

Revenge of the Electric Car

There are two in San Francisco, Luscious Garage and Pat’s Garage, and one on the Peninsula, A+ Japanese Auto Repair in San Carlos. Catalytic converters, along with so-called leak-proof emissions systems, are the primary reason why today’s cars are so much cleaner than those of several decades ago.

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