someguy3@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 5 months agoBack in the 1970s when we switched to unleaded gas, what did the vehicles that ran on leaded gas do?message-squaremessage-square41fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up10arrow-down1message-squareBack in the 1970s when we switched to unleaded gas, what did the vehicles that ran on leaded gas do?someguy3@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 5 months agomessage-square41fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarefroh42@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·5 months agoTbh, I have no idea. The whole of Europe was late to this. The first catalytic conveter cars were sold in 1973 in the US and 1985 in Germany. Switzerland made them obligatory in 1986, Germany made them obligatory only in 1993 - because that was an EU-wide regulation. The only thing I can imagine is the big political influence car makers have in Germany, but that’s just “what sounds reasonable to me”, no proof.
minus-squaresomeguy3@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·5 months agoCould it be that gas stations in Europe had no room for another tank? So maybe the governments kept putting it off.
Tbh, I have no idea. The whole of Europe was late to this. The first catalytic conveter cars were sold in 1973 in the US and 1985 in Germany.
Switzerland made them obligatory in 1986, Germany made them obligatory only in 1993 - because that was an EU-wide regulation.
The only thing I can imagine is the big political influence car makers have in Germany, but that’s just “what sounds reasonable to me”, no proof.
Could it be that gas stations in Europe had no room for another tank? So maybe the governments kept putting it off.