: an outlet by which engine exhaust gases are expelled from a vehicle (such as an automobile or jet aircraft)
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Among those chopping block targets could be the Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) Standard, a policy set by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) designed to provide a target for average tailpipe emissions across a brand's cars and light trucks lineup.
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Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
And he’s expected to relax tailpipe emission rules that could slow down EV sales even more — and allow car companies to sell more polluting vehicles.
—Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 13 Jan. 2025
The Environmental Protection Agency under President Biden has enacted ever-stricter limits on tailpipe emissions.
—Joann Muller, Axios, 11 Jan. 2025
Automakers have consistently lobbied for a single regulatory framework governing tailpipe emissions that is enforced uniformly across all fifty states, but that would require thoughtful new federal legislation.
—Peter Douglas, The Mercury News, 5 Jan. 2025
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Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
And he’s expected to relax tailpipe emission rules that could slow down EV sales even more — and allow car companies to sell more polluting vehicles.
—Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 13 Jan. 2025
The Environmental Protection Agency under President Biden has enacted ever-stricter limits on tailpipe emissions.
—Joann Muller, Axios, 11 Jan. 2025
Automakers have consistently lobbied for a single regulatory framework governing tailpipe emissions that is enforced uniformly across all fifty states, but that would require thoughtful new federal legislation.
—Peter Douglas, The Mercury News, 5 Jan. 2025
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“Tailpipe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tailpipe. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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