What do you know about the smog that comes out of your vehicle tailpipe?

Someone else does! We have all driven behind an old vehicle (or diesel truck) that gives off a lot of "smell" and soot/ fumes.... and you do not want to breath those smells either, they are toxic! Fortunately vehicles do not last forever, and the vehicles that replace old ones are almost always much cleaner (in terms of their operating emissions). That said, even the cleanest vehicles emit something dirty and toxic... tire dust for example is released by fuel cell and electric vehicles the same way that tire dust is released by conventional vehicles. Smog brings to mind places like Mexico City, Beijing China, and Los Angeles California. Smog is a soup of funky toxic chemicals suspended in the air. Soot from diesel engines and coal power plants, that fine particulate matter that causes asthma, lung cancer and chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder; known as PM, it is a major component of urban smog. Have you ever found yourself asking: “where is the closest station for smog chec…
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