They basically all did it, some just got caught earlier. I said it back when they all hit on Volkswagen: It is not like that all the other companies have found the magic trick to get emissions miraculously down, and just VW was to stupid to find it somehow, and had to cheat. This time it’s Cummins they caught. All you have to do is look closely, and you’ll find that they cheat, because in reality, none of them have that magic trick.
That’s what diesel exhaust fluid is for, it reduces NOx emissions.
The VW engines were small and didn’t have DEF, so everyone was like “how did you reduce NOx enough to meet U.S. EPA standards?” And VW was like “we’re just super smart like that”, which turned out to be bullshit.
Cummins knew better and had better emissions controls available, so this is full on stupid on their part.
Yes they do. It’s called an electric motor. But that requires revitalizing infrastructure in order to accommodate fast charging across an urban landscape so utility trucks can top up whenever needed. And, of course, a company like Cummins being willing to make them.
It’s called walking, better than any car. Having cars in major cities is so stupid. And before you say contractors need to have trucks, sure the do. But, I’m tired of companies sending out service vehicles to make almost 200 mile round trips, just so the competitor doesn’t get the job.
I’d love for cities to go full on mass transit. Even bringing in light freight to business areas so restaurants and the like could just use a handcart. But there’s a lot of people and businesses in the US that will never cover.
Although these trucks are regularly bought just for vanity, they’re also the go-to trucks for cross country hauling. And regardless of infrastructure, current electric tech doesn’t do so hot there.
Although, part of their draw compared to others in their class was that they had the “best engines”…
You still need to get that electric from somewhere and like half the country still runs on either coal or oil.
Earlier this year I saw that NY State is outlawing gas stoves and gas and oil (hot water) heaters in new residences. The funny thing is that NY State gets over 50% of its energy from oil fired energy plants. So instead of smaller places using gas and oil maybe a few times a day, they’re going to be putting increased loads on an already stressed system (at least in the case of NYC, where this is largely targeted since it contains a good amount of the state’s population). They’re not really helping anything.
You probably don’t know that having a gas stove in your house is the benzene/cancer equivalent of a cigarette smoker sitting in your fucking kitchen blowing smoke in your face while you cook dinner.
The problem is that tens (or probably hundreds) of thousands of gas stoves and oil burners still exist and are used daily, this also doesn’t cover restaurants or commercial businesses, so the impact is pretty minimal.
Your “B” suggestion is hilarious because if they wanted to they could have done it already, there are (at least) two nuclear reactors in NY State IIRC, but they have been constantly blocked at every turn from building new ones for the past few decades by the oil and gas industry. Hydroelectric plants are already in use, along with wind turbines. If it was as simple as “build renewable power plants” don’t you think we would have done that everywhere by now (where it’s feasible, obviously)?
So because we haven’t done it yet, we shouldn’t do it now? That’s just the inverse of we do it this way because we’ve always done it this way. Both are piss poor reasons not to change now.
They basically all did it, some just got caught earlier. I said it back when they all hit on Volkswagen: It is not like that all the other companies have found the magic trick to get emissions miraculously down, and just VW was to stupid to find it somehow, and had to cheat. This time it’s Cummins they caught. All you have to do is look closely, and you’ll find that they cheat, because in reality, none of them have that magic trick.
That’s what diesel exhaust fluid is for, it reduces NOx emissions.
The VW engines were small and didn’t have DEF, so everyone was like “how did you reduce NOx enough to meet U.S. EPA standards?” And VW was like “we’re just super smart like that”, which turned out to be bullshit.
Cummins knew better and had better emissions controls available, so this is full on stupid on their part.
Yes they do. It’s called an electric motor. But that requires revitalizing infrastructure in order to accommodate fast charging across an urban landscape so utility trucks can top up whenever needed. And, of course, a company like Cummins being willing to make them.
But we can’t get off that oil teat.
It’s called walking, better than any car. Having cars in major cities is so stupid. And before you say contractors need to have trucks, sure the do. But, I’m tired of companies sending out service vehicles to make almost 200 mile round trips, just so the competitor doesn’t get the job.
This is about utility vehicles, which are needed in cities even with robust transportation systems. Cargo still needs to be hauled the last mile.
Okay and everywhere else?
I’d love for cities to go full on mass transit. Even bringing in light freight to business areas so restaurants and the like could just use a handcart. But there’s a lot of people and businesses in the US that will never cover.
Although these trucks are regularly bought just for vanity, they’re also the go-to trucks for cross country hauling. And regardless of infrastructure, current electric tech doesn’t do so hot there.
Although, part of their draw compared to others in their class was that they had the “best engines”…
You still need to get that electric from somewhere and like half the country still runs on either coal or oil.
Earlier this year I saw that NY State is outlawing gas stoves and gas and oil (hot water) heaters in new residences. The funny thing is that NY State gets over 50% of its energy from oil fired energy plants. So instead of smaller places using gas and oil maybe a few times a day, they’re going to be putting increased loads on an already stressed system (at least in the case of NYC, where this is largely targeted since it contains a good amount of the state’s population). They’re not really helping anything.
You probably don’t know that having a gas stove in your house is the benzene/cancer equivalent of a cigarette smoker sitting in your fucking kitchen blowing smoke in your face while you cook dinner.
I’ve seen that referenced like once before. I don’t see you backing that up, only getting angry.
https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.est.2c09289
Thanks
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7431055/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2764546/
A. That powerplant is far more efficient
B. There’s no reason NY can’t change to renewable sources.
The problem is that tens (or probably hundreds) of thousands of gas stoves and oil burners still exist and are used daily, this also doesn’t cover restaurants or commercial businesses, so the impact is pretty minimal.
Your “B” suggestion is hilarious because if they wanted to they could have done it already, there are (at least) two nuclear reactors in NY State IIRC, but they have been constantly blocked at every turn from building new ones for the past few decades by the oil and gas industry. Hydroelectric plants are already in use, along with wind turbines. If it was as simple as “build renewable power plants” don’t you think we would have done that everywhere by now (where it’s feasible, obviously)?
So because we haven’t done it yet, we shouldn’t do it now? That’s just the inverse of we do it this way because we’ve always done it this way. Both are piss poor reasons not to change now.
https://www.nyserda.ny.gov/About/Publications/Energy-Analysis-Reports-and-Studies/Electric-Power-Transmission-and-Distribution-Reports/Electric-Power-Transmission-and-Distribution-Reports---Archive/New-York-Power-Grid-Study/Story-of-Our-Grid#:~:text=70%25 of this electricity comes,resources that include nuclear generation.