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Originally Posted by 90503
Here's the catch, though...
"Though states and municipalities are generally preempted from enacting their own limits, Congress allowed the EPA to waive the preemption rule to allow California to set certain regulations that are stricter than federal standards.
California, the most-populous U.S. state, has received more than 75 waivers since 1967, requiring increasingly better emissions performance and EV sales. The size of California's auto market in effect forces automakers to build a vehicle mix sold nationally that meets California standards."
I hope the rest of the country demands California follows the rules like everyone else. We have enough oil here than you can shake a stick at, but Newsome won't let it be touched. California could help the economy and well being of the entire country, but we need help from the new administration to end the insanity here.
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Yeah back in the day it was common for cars to be advertised at one horsepower rating for 49 states and then in fine print or parenthesis you’d see the hp rating for California.
The F-bodies had completely different engine and transmission configurations for Kommiefornia. I don’t even think the 350 was available there in the Camaro Z28 between like ‘78-85 or so until the switch to fuel injection, and you could only get the 305 with an automatic.