California Emissions?

Just the beginning.....

https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/sites/default/files/SOS-2018-Reg20-RMH-Notice-111418-DORA_1.pdf

The proposed rule has no impact on heavy-duty vehicles, non-road (construction and agricultural) equipment or used vehicles.

The Commission will also consider requiring aftermarket replacement catalytic converters to meet California standards.

Hmm interesting. My time in Colorado is becoming very limited by such things. Also interesting how states enacted similar laws and then reversed them later. Most solutions that are being implemented to fight emissions are destroying vehicles, such as DEF. I'm happy to have two vehicles with zero emissions equipment and they run beautifully.

what is it something like 1% of vehicles tested actually fail?

hey its something like 50 million a year in revenue, makes sense to expand it

J Kimmel said:

what is it something like 1% of vehicles tested actually fail?

hey its something like 50 million a year in revenue, makes sense to expand it

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So I'm part of the 1%? I thought that meant I was supposed to be uber wealthy.

Why have emission laws when you can just salt the roads? The old cars will just rot away and eventually be gone.

Stuckinthe80s said:

So I'm part of the 1%? I thought that meant I was supposed to be uber wealthy.

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No, it means you’re an outlaw!

Adrian, Def does not do harm to the engine. It is post engine, and is not injected into the engine.
but the EGR, PCV systems is on most modern diesels. That is what does the harm.

As for this notice, we have been under California emissions stuff for a while now, it was just adopted in a different manor, now it really under those tight CARB rules. Just suck to have a lot of people in one small place driving slow(bumper to bumper traffic)when the engine is not at it peak performance for getting good emissions and fuel economy.

You can move outside of Jefferson, Denver, Boulder, Broomfield, etc.. counties. Weld, for example, doesn't require emissions. Nor does Park.

The part I love, is what Robbie is getting at. Colorado residents refuse time and again to invest in infrastructure or effective mass transit (like trains, not buses). More and more people move here and clog up roads designed for half our population. So of course we have emissions problems. Everyone is bumper to bumper and going nowhere every single day.

So instead we get this.

However, I think the "emissions issues" are really just a smoke screen. This whole thing has been going on around the country in various different forms as various governors try to give the finger to the current administration and the deregulation of the EPA. This is just more of the same. The EPA has been removing regulations on emissions so states get it in their heads to increase the regulations in spite. The political equivalent of sticking your tongue out and spitting at each other across the back seat.

Weld county does require testing in certain areas.

nuclearlemon said:

Weld county does require testing in certain areas.

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Also Larimer, Adams and Arapahoe.

nuclearlemon said:

Weld county does require testing in certain areas.

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Ah, bummer...

wait til they stroke a pen and make all the mtn hippies get emissions...

Interesting Calif. emission story: https://www.hemmings.com/stories/th...-garage-to-change-california-car-law-forever/

Would that some sanity would come to Colorado along these lines.

wyoming doesn't have emissions and i only paid $10 for the plates on fat bastard
you all just live in the wrong place

SteveH said:

Interesting Calif. emission story: https://www.hemmings.com/stories/th...-garage-to-change-california-car-law-forever/

Would that some sanity would come to Colorado along these lines.

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It’s a step but a 1,000 mile annual cap is ridiculously low. Why not 3,000? If you take an average cars annual mileage and figure out how many miles you would drive on Saturdays and sundays for a year, it’s 3 to 3500 per year. A 1k is a joke unless you own three classics you rotate through. If that’s the way they want it, then give me one tag and liability insurance I can rotate through the fleet. I can only drive one at a time so why register and insure all the same?

How do they monitor mileage? What happens if you go over 1000?

The shame police shame shame you?