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Originally Posted by oil pan 4
How much of the US is "urban areas"?
Looks like the trade off is, breathing safe exhaust here, screw the rest of the planet.
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26% of the US population lives in the 10 largest metro areas
56% live in metro areas greater than 1 million people
67% live in metro areas greater than 500K people
76% live in metro areas greater than 250K people
The vast majority of the US population lives in urban areas
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Originally Posted by oil pan 4
Every person I know with a diesel truck is like "as soon as the warranty is up, bye bye emissions system".
Not just the DPF, the EGR, the injection timing program that "preheats" the cylinders with a few tiny injection pulses before the main injection events. The "preheating pulse" decreases fuel economy, reduces engine noise, reduces peak combustion temperature and pressure, reduces NOx and increases soot.
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Which is why we need emission inspections in every state