Diesel Futures
By Novella Carpenter
ALTHOUGH I AM loath to plan ahead for most things—public
speaking, international travel and grocery shopping—I'm pretty excited
about something on the car horizon. You'll have to squint your eyes,
however, because the celebrated event doesn't occur until October 2006.
What's the spectacle? The appearance of brand-new diesel cars on the
California market.
You probably hadn't noticed, but because of strict emission laws, you
can't buy a new diesel car in California. That's also true for people
in Maine, Massachusetts, New York and Vermont—states that always go
along with our air-quality recommendations. Yes, they're copycats. But
for a good reason.
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