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Prius cannot pass Georgia's Emmissions test
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Prius can't pass Georgia emissions test
Posted Apr 16th 2007 12:58PM by Chris Tutor
Filed under: Hybrids/Alternative, Green, Toyota
Eco-conscious drivers in Georgia are finding out that the grass isn't necessarily greener on their side of the fence. 2007 is the first year drivers of the 2004 Prius are required to get their cars tested for emissions. You'd think the clean-running hybrid would have no problems breezing through the exam. But, as CNN reports, no matter how many times Georgia drivers try to test one, they all fail. Huh?
Well, sorta. It's more like the Prius refuses to take the test. When the Prius is set to idle at 2,500 rpm on the tester, it does what it's supposed to do. It shuts off the engine to save fuel. Georgia's pre-hybrid equipment issues a failing grade because of an incomplete test.
Instead of just acknowledging its system is outdated, Georgia still requires Prius owners to pay the $25 testing fee for an "aborted test." That allows them to get a failed certificate from the tester which car owners must take to one of five waiver centers (M-F, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.) to be granted permission to buy a license plate. Don't ya love bureaucracy?
As one man in the CNN video says, "They say no good deed goes unpunished." Ain't that the truth.
[Source: CNN]
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http://www.autoblog.com/2007/04/16/p...missions-test/
All I can say is... Fucking Bureaucrats!
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