: an outlet by which engine exhaust gases are expelled from a vehicle (such as an automobile or jet aircraft)
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Trump is likely to attempt to roll back or weaken the Biden administration’s new tailpipe emission standards, which would slash greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2032.
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Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 6 Nov. 2024
The excess emissions were detected as part of mandatory testing designed to make sure vehicles are not violating federal tailpipe standards.
—Kate Gibson, CBS News, 3 July 2024
Trump has long embraced the oil and gas lobby, reportedly offering a quid pro quo to oil executives in April to reverse restrictions on drilling in the Alaskan Arctic and do away with rules freezing permits for liquified natural gas and restricting tailpipe emissions.
—Rocio Fabbro, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
Hydrogen is the most abundant element in the world, and vehicles that use it release water vapor instead of tailpipe emissions.
—Umar Shakir, The Verge, 1 Nov. 2024
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Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 6 Nov. 2024
The excess emissions were detected as part of mandatory testing designed to make sure vehicles are not violating federal tailpipe standards.
—Kate Gibson, CBS News, 3 July 2024
Trump has long embraced the oil and gas lobby, reportedly offering a quid pro quo to oil executives in April to reverse restrictions on drilling in the Alaskan Arctic and do away with rules freezing permits for liquified natural gas and restricting tailpipe emissions.
—Rocio Fabbro, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
Hydrogen is the most abundant element in the world, and vehicles that use it release water vapor instead of tailpipe emissions.
—Umar Shakir, The Verge, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Tailpipe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tailpipe. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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