: an outlet by which engine exhaust gases are expelled from a vehicle (such as an automobile or jet aircraft)
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The state would need Trump’s EPA to issue a new waiver in 2025 that would allow California to go beyond the federal standards for tailpipe emissions.
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David G. Savage, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
That provision was intended in part to address the fact the climate and topography of the nation’s most populous state makes pollution from tailpipe emissions harder to control.
—Maureen Groppe, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
Electric school buses produce zero tailpipe emissions, directly addressing this health risk.
—Uyen Dang, Orlando Sentinel, 13 Dec. 2024
At the rear, below two Venturi tunnels, a set of four tailpipes leave an impression on those left behind as Valhalla travels down the road.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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David G. Savage, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
That provision was intended in part to address the fact the climate and topography of the nation’s most populous state makes pollution from tailpipe emissions harder to control.
—Maureen Groppe, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
Electric school buses produce zero tailpipe emissions, directly addressing this health risk.
—Uyen Dang, Orlando Sentinel, 13 Dec. 2024
At the rear, below two Venturi tunnels, a set of four tailpipes leave an impression on those left behind as Valhalla travels down the road.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Tailpipe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tailpipe. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.
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