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PZEV'S

IN A PERFECT WORLD, VEHICLES WOULD SPEW ZERO EMISSIONS.  ZIP, ZERO, NADA -  NOTHING OUT OF THE TAILPIPE EXCEPT WATER.  SO WHAT’S THE NEXT BEST THING?  WE’LL HAVE THE ANSWER ON TODAY’S ENVIRONMINUTE.                          

IT IS POSSIBLE FOR A CAR TO HAVE ZERO EMISSIONS – VEHICLES POWERED BY HYDROGEN FUEL CELLS DO - BUT THE TECHNOLOGY IS NOT YET ECONOMICAL.  LUCKILY, ENGINEERS HAVE DEVELOPED ANOTHER ALTERNATIVE - PARTIAL ZERO EMISSION VEHICLES. CALLED P-ZEVS FOR SHORT, THESE CARS EMIT SEVENTY PERCENT LESS THAN STANDARD VEHICLES.        

P-ZEVS MIGHT LOOK LIKE YOUR AVERAGE FOUR TO SIX CYLINDER CARS, BUT THEY’RE SPECIALLY EQUIPPED WITH AN IMPROVED POLLUTION-CONTROL SYSTEM. THEY HAVE NO EVAPORATIVE EMISSIONS, MINIMAL TAILPIPE POLLUTION, AND THEIR ENGINES ARE DESIGNED TO BURN CLEANLY – SO CLEANLY, IN FACT, THAT P-ZEVS EMIT FEWER GASES WHILE DRIVING THAN MOST CARS DO WITH THEIR ENGINES OFF!

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