Are Cars Still A Problem?

With half of all Americans living in areas that violate national clean air standards, clearly emissions from the passenger vehicle fleet must be reduced. The main strategies that state and federal governments must adopt to reduce pollution from cars and trucks are

• lower emission standards to treat light trucks and cars equally
• implement well-run inspection and maintenance programs
• increase regulatory focus on emission control system durability and off-cycle emissions
• promote the introduction of truly advanced, intrinsically-clean vehicle technologies that have lifetime, real-world zero or near-zero emissions