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Originally Posted by Hersbird
I really doubt economy will ever again be allowed to improve at the expense of higher emissions. Look at VW, that's basically what they did, and they will try and bankrupt the 2nd or 3rd biggest carmaker over it even though it was just a small portion of the cars they make. If anything under current plans gas cars are going to need to add exhaust particulate filters and regeneration modes like a diesel especially on direct injection. Everything is one step forward, 2 steps back by design. This is why I would live to see what is possible emissions be damned so we could see what exactly it is all adding up to.
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The problem with VW was they cheated to gain an advantage. But what if you could build a small, fuel efficient vehicle that was just outside the emission laws? Well , you can.
Kinetic Vehicles
Jack McCornack provides plans and parts to duplicate his Kubota powered racer. It is capable of over 100 mpg with a more aero body. And it is very usable if not really a "race car".