California banning black cars!!!!!!!!
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Originally Posted by Idonkare' post='827661' date='Mar 26 2009, 07:52 PM
Only in cali!...dayam I miss the terrible lawmaking =)
http://www.resistnet.com/forum/topics/cali...-ban-black-cars
Because about 17 other states tend to follow California?s regulatory lead, as many as 40% of the vehicles sold in the U.S. could be impacted by the proposed directive, suppliers say.
On the surface, it?s not a bad idea, but fundamental issues reveal profoundly flawed legislation: Buildings and vehicles are manufactured and recycled differently, and no one buys a building based on its color.
Another troublesome fact: Heat-reflecting paints for black and other dark colors on vehicles have not been invented yet.
Paint suppliers also say heat-reflecting pigments that could be used in automotive applications contain toxic heavy metals that cause environmental damage and create health and safety issues during manufacturing and recycling.
So far, auto makers are holding their tongues on this subject, but automotive paint suppliers, such as PPG Industries, are tearing their hair out.
?PPG obviously has a very large architectural division that paints lots of buildings,? says Connie Poulsen, global director-product management, at PPG. ?The theory when (CAR started this was you take the pigments used in buildings and put them into car paints. That?s a good theory; unfortunately it doesn?t quite work that easily. Believe me, we tested it right away.?
?Requirements for color palettes are different, the process is different, the pigments used are different,? Poulsen says, adding that new automotive paint systems also have to undergo two years of rigorous testing before being approved for production. That?s yet another item government bureaucrats never considered ? along with 3-year product lead times.
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Originally Posted by -Mike-' post='827665' date='Mar 26 2009, 08:55 PM
Isn't this a voilation of some civil liberty? Someone forget we live in a FREE country?
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Originally Posted by garylewa' post='827944' date='Mar 27 2009, 12:37 AM
We are giving liberties up daily; here is a case for another one. This"global warming" thing is getting way out of hand. The last time I checked it is called "global warming" not "North America warming"; when the Chinese start to care about it then I will too.
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Originally Posted by DRANGED' post='827695' date='Mar 26 2009, 09:41 PM
Not only in Cali...17 other states are proposing this as well. :thumbsdown:
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this whole thing is a hoax! man cannot control weather and it?s natural cycle? its absurd even to think man has control of such scheme of things. i haven?t seen anyone lately that can stop rain, wind, hurricanes, tornados, etc you get the idea. its all about MONEY getting to certain interest groups!! and controlling every little detail in our lives? just take a look at the lives of those who advocate it, their actions don?t equal with what they preach! one example, al gore?s home used up 221,000kwh of electricity a year, enough to power 232 average homes for a month.
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Originally Posted by ENstig8or' post='828232' date='Mar 27 2009, 12:18 PM
I do apologize to those who live in California, but that state is FUBAR!