roflwaffle -
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Originally Posted by roflwaffle
That would be great if everyone just stayed in their respective areas and never traveled or sold their vehicle to anyone else, but unfortunately they do. In specific instances, long haul trucking for example, limiting use for a patchwork of emissions regs is pointless.
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What if you had a GPS integrated with a map of emissions compliance requirements inside the car computer? Or, instead of a map, an "auto download" of emissions requirements based on location? In this situation, the drivetrain would "comply as needed" with each state's emissions laws. You would have the "cost of maximum compliance", but you could also have the "best MPG" in low density (i.e. agricultural) areas. GM already has OnStar, so the hardware is already in place.
PS - I'm not sure I would advocate this is a real-world solution, but I think it's technically possible.
CarloSW2