The vehicle data service Edmunds found some fascinating things in some recent emissions tests it had performed by a lab. The group found that a Ford Raptor pickup truck, with an enormous V-8, emits less pollution than a gas powered leaf blower.
What is the truck?
The Ford F150 Raptor people have many people excited. Environmentalists aren't integrated in this group. There's a 6.2-liter eight-cylinder engine in the truck. It will give you 434 foot-pounds of torque with its 411 horse-power.
Many people would count on this thing would get ter-rible fuel mileage -- and it does. Expectations for it would say that it has more pollutants coming out of it than a leaf blower or a Fiat 500. Testing has shown this not to be true though, according to USA Today.
Standards used for assessments
Through the Inside Line publication, Edmunds did a test. This test was done by American Automotive As-sociation owned building, the Automotive Research Center. The facility conducts Federal Testing Procedure 75, or FTP-75 emission cycles assessments, which are used by EPA for testing emissions.
Even though the test only takes place after the engine has been warmed for other assessments, it is measured during a 505-second period after a cold start, 864-seconds during normal operation and 505-seconds after ignition. Testing simulates driving conditions by varying acceleration, idling and so forth. Leaf blowers were tested rather than other tools such as lawnmowers or weed whackers, as the adjustable speed compares more easily to a vehicle.
How much pollution from leaf blowers?
Three greenhouse gas emissions were considered in the test: oxides of nitrogen, non-methane hydrocarbons and carbon monoxide.
The Raptor emitted 0.005 grams of NMHC per minute, 0.005 g/m of Nox and 0.276 g/m of carbon monoxide. The Fiat let off 0.016 g/m of NMHC, 0.010 g/m of Nox and 0.192 g/m of CO. The Ryobi produced 0.182 g/m of NMHC, 0.031 g/m of Nox and 3.717 g/m of CO. The Echo produced 1.495 g/m of NMHC, 0.010 g/m of Nox and 6.445 g/m of CO.
When idling, the leaf blowers emitted more NMHC and CO than the automobiles with a cold-start did. The lab also measured the air in the lab for NMHC emissions, finding that there were fewer NMHC parts per million while the Raptor was operating than before the testing started. To be able to emit as much NMHC as the Echo does, the Raptor would need to go from Texas to Alaska.
Green wisdom challenged
All the time there are people who are challenging the ideas being lowering vehicle emissions. Vehicle Advice Australia points out that a 2010 scientific paper noticed the Tesla Roadster uses 25 percent more emissions yearly because of the emissions created by charging the vehicle than driving the gas-powered Lotus Elise would.
What is the truck?
The Ford F150 Raptor people have many people excited. Environmentalists aren't integrated in this group. There's a 6.2-liter eight-cylinder engine in the truck. It will give you 434 foot-pounds of torque with its 411 horse-power.
Many people would count on this thing would get ter-rible fuel mileage -- and it does. Expectations for it would say that it has more pollutants coming out of it than a leaf blower or a Fiat 500. Testing has shown this not to be true though, according to USA Today.
Standards used for assessments
Through the Inside Line publication, Edmunds did a test. This test was done by American Automotive As-sociation owned building, the Automotive Research Center. The facility conducts Federal Testing Procedure 75, or FTP-75 emission cycles assessments, which are used by EPA for testing emissions.
Even though the test only takes place after the engine has been warmed for other assessments, it is measured during a 505-second period after a cold start, 864-seconds during normal operation and 505-seconds after ignition. Testing simulates driving conditions by varying acceleration, idling and so forth. Leaf blowers were tested rather than other tools such as lawnmowers or weed whackers, as the adjustable speed compares more easily to a vehicle.
How much pollution from leaf blowers?
Three greenhouse gas emissions were considered in the test: oxides of nitrogen, non-methane hydrocarbons and carbon monoxide.
The Raptor emitted 0.005 grams of NMHC per minute, 0.005 g/m of Nox and 0.276 g/m of carbon monoxide. The Fiat let off 0.016 g/m of NMHC, 0.010 g/m of Nox and 0.192 g/m of CO. The Ryobi produced 0.182 g/m of NMHC, 0.031 g/m of Nox and 3.717 g/m of CO. The Echo produced 1.495 g/m of NMHC, 0.010 g/m of Nox and 6.445 g/m of CO.
When idling, the leaf blowers emitted more NMHC and CO than the automobiles with a cold-start did. The lab also measured the air in the lab for NMHC emissions, finding that there were fewer NMHC parts per million while the Raptor was operating than before the testing started. To be able to emit as much NMHC as the Echo does, the Raptor would need to go from Texas to Alaska.
Green wisdom challenged
All the time there are people who are challenging the ideas being lowering vehicle emissions. Vehicle Advice Australia points out that a 2010 scientific paper noticed the Tesla Roadster uses 25 percent more emissions yearly because of the emissions created by charging the vehicle than driving the gas-powered Lotus Elise would.
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