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Old 04-16-2007, 04:42 PM
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Prius fails emissions tests in Georgia
They say you have to keep moving forward with the times, but Georgia unfortunately is milking its outdated systems for all their worth. The Toyota Prius is one of the most eco-friendly cars out there, so why does it fail emissions test in Georgia? Well, when the Toyota Prius is set to 2,500 rpm on the tester, it shuts off the engine to save fuel like it’s made to do. So what does Georgia do? It fails the Prius in emissions testing.

Instead of moving forward with the times and adapting to new hybrid technology, Georgia forces owners to pay a $25 testing fee for an “aborted test.” Not only that; in order to get permission to buy a license plate for their Prius, owners must take their failed certificate to a waive center to be able to drive eco-friendly.

http://www.egmcartech.com/2007/04/16...aving-feature/
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Here is another fun fact from GA.

Vehicles 25 years or older are exempt from testing.
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The Toyota Prius is one of the most eco-friendly cars out there,
I disagree. http://clubs.ccsu.edu/Recorder/edito...asp?NewsID=188

http://www.sprol.com/?p=64

No reason it shouldn't pass tho.
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Here is another fun fact from GA.

Vehicles 25 years or older are exempt from testing.
that is the case in most states for some states it is a hard year cutoff others it is a rolling 25-30 year cutoff
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I didn't write it
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No listing of any references. If a hyrbid car did so much damage, then why does the government support and offer incentives to those that purchase hybrids.
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No listing of any references. If a hyrbid car did so much damage, then why does the government support and offer incentives to those that purchase hybrids.
Because otherwise the environmentalists will be unhappy.
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No listing of any references. If a hyrbid car did so much damage, then why does the government support and offer incentives to those that purchase hybrids.
Do you actually expect the government to make good decisions?
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