[ale] unusual global warming experiment

[Lightner, Jeff]

He said "not in the US/EU".  That is to say there are cities around the
world with millions of inhabitants that may primarily use motorcycles or
scooters rather than cars.   In addition to that you have things like
auto-rickshaws used all over Asia (including India) that are essentially
3 wheeled motorcycles with a seat in back to allow people to sit side by
side as they did in the old rickshaws.

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Greg Freemyer wrote:
> Typical 2-cycle pollutes about 50x worse than 4-cycle with catalytic
> converter iirc.
> 
> They push the fuel out only half burned or some such.
> 
> Snow mobiles are a huge issue in some areas.

Still, when you look at the vast number of autos on the road, certainly,

there's a 10 to 1 ratio or more.  I just pulled that # out of the sky, 
but I can look out the window and I know I'll see 5 cars before I see 
one mower or other such 2 cycle device.

> 
> Greg
> 
> 
> On 2/11/10, Geoffrey <lists at serioustechnology.com> wrote:
>> Greg Freemyer wrote:
>>>> Most of the pollution around cities is caused by factory stacks,
>>>> specifically the burning of coal, but the spin magicians make it
the
>>>> "fault
>>>> of the masses" by saying we can solve those emission geysers by
reducing
>>>> the
>>>> emissions of cars.
>>>>
>>> I'd guess most of the pollution around cities is caused by 2-cycled
>>> engines on small motor bikes.  Just not in the US / EU.
>> Seriously, you jest?  Certainly if it's gas powered engines, the size
>> and volume of automobiles far exceeds 2-cycled engines of all types?
>> (mowers, weed eaters..)
>>
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