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Hotshot
Joined: Aug 2006
Posts: 17,400
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From: Whittier, CA
I'll be glad to see these things gone.
EPA Ruling Sets Stage for a Gas Pump Change
Hopefully CA will let them go in peace.
I wasn't aware that new cars did this: "The EPA ruled that Onboard Refueling Vapor Recovery (ORVR), technology in all new vehicles sold since 2006 that captures gas vapors during refueling, will soon surpass emission reductions delivered by Stage II systems alone." Is there some kind of vacuum flow while sitting stationary with the fuel cap open? I've never heard of that.
EPA Ruling Sets Stage for a Gas Pump Change
Hopefully CA will let them go in peace.
I wasn't aware that new cars did this: "The EPA ruled that Onboard Refueling Vapor Recovery (ORVR), technology in all new vehicles sold since 2006 that captures gas vapors during refueling, will soon surpass emission reductions delivered by Stage II systems alone." Is there some kind of vacuum flow while sitting stationary with the fuel cap open? I've never heard of that.
Hotshot
Joined: Jan 2002
Posts: 17,988
Likes: 207
From: La La Land
Sometimes, I think our government has it's collective head someplace the sun doesn't shine, at least not very brightly.
Sorry for the blanket statement, there.
I realize it must have at least SOME redeeming value, I just don't know what it is any more.....
Pop
Sorry for the blanket statement, there.
I realize it must have at least SOME redeeming value, I just don't know what it is any more.....
Pop
Hotshot
Joined: Aug 2006
Posts: 17,400
Likes: 319
From: Whittier, CA
I wasn't aware that new cars did this: "The EPA ruled that Onboard Refueling Vapor Recovery (ORVR), technology in all new vehicles sold since 2006 that captures gas vapors during refueling, will soon surpass emission reductions delivered by Stage II systems alone." Is there some kind of vacuum flow while sitting stationary with the fuel cap open? I've never heard of that.
http://ken-gilbert.com/wrx/STi_Manua...)%20System.pdf
It is an entirely passive system of hoses and check valves, to the charcoal canister that has been around for decades. I don't understand how the vapors don't still escape around the filler nozzle. But apparently it is efficient enough at limiting vapor emission.
Hotshot
Joined: Jan 2002
Posts: 17,988
Likes: 207
From: La La Land
After decades of use, and literally billions of dollars invested by the petroleum industry, they have the gall to now tell us, "Awww, it wasn't doing that good of a job, anyway."
Just another reason we need a spotless blackboard, and begin anew.......
Pop
Just another reason we need a spotless blackboard, and begin anew.......
Pop
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Joined: Nov 2010
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From: N. IL
FTE Chapter Leader
Joined: Nov 2010
Posts: 30,595
Likes: 1,238
From: N. IL
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