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California May Reduce Carbon Emissions By Banning Black Cars

Posted by samzenpus on from the try-only-driving-at-night dept.

Legislation may by 2016 restrict the paint color options for California residents looking for a new car. Black and all dark hues are currently on the banned list. The California Air Resources Board says that the climate control systems of dark-colored cars need to work harder than their lighter siblings — especially after sitting in the sun for a few hours.

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  1. W-T-F by Timberwolf0122 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Come on, what next Vermont only allowing black cars so the climate systems don't have to work as hard in winter?

    There is no way this can pass legislation.

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    1. Re:W-T-F by sco08y · · Score: 2, Funny

      A/C compressers in cars don't use much power, though. Maybe 5hp, at most.

      Yeah, you can get that much power back with some VTEC decals, brok^H^H^H^Hracing muffler and a flame paint job.

    2. Re:W-T-F by Anon1072 · · Score: 3, Funny

      I would agree with you, but it's +5 at the moment. Maybe with the economy the way it is, a lot of moderate lefters can't afford to be douchebags anymore.

    3. Re:W-T-F by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      If you drove something with some more mass, you might experience this problem more. Alternately, you could just pick up three fat chicks and try and speed around with them in the Cavalier. But, your vehicle lacks the horsepower that would be required to accelerate three fat chicks at an impressive rate, so you won't score with all of them. Maybe just the one with the bad teeth, and too many cats.

      Lesson is, get a big enough car with a big enough engine, and you'll be too busy scoring on fat chicks to care what the AC is or isn't doing. I speak from experience here.

  2. Ford saying - modified by Erioll · · Score: 4, Funny

    Henry Ford (modified) : Any customer can have a car painted any color that he wants so long as it is not black. (wiki)

    1. Re:Ford saying - modified by Theoboley · · Score: 2, Funny

      Borat: This car isa NAAHHHHHHT black.

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  3. Retardifornia by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    Is California where all the stupid people go?

  4. They hold my hand when I cross the street too? by elrous0 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Jesus, pretty soon you're going to need a special license just to take a shit in California.

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    1. Re:They hold my hand when I cross the street too? by iminplaya · · Score: 2, Funny

      Well, you're just gonna have to hold it until you pass the smog test, and you know what that entails, right? Oh, and don't forget to bring proof of insurance.

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    2. Re:They hold my hand when I cross the street too? by shutdown+-p+now · · Score: 4, Funny

      Not really, you'll just have to buy carbon credits for all the emissions that happen in the process.

  5. Re:Article is WRONG... by haystor · · Score: 4, Funny

    I'd solve it by making the car a flat black, absorbing heat so it doesn't reach the interior. The heat would be dissipated through the giant fins which will soon be all the rage (again).

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  6. Re:Article is WRONG... by Skapare · · Score: 4, Funny

    Just leave the base color black, and cover 20% of the car in white-ish spots that look like bird droppings. Then if it ever does get bird shit on it, no one will know.

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  7. Re:A Republic... if you can keep it. FAIL! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Careful what you say. You don't want to attract the attention of those men in white helicopters.

  8. Re:Black cars. by Soubrause · · Score: 5, Funny

    Actually dirty cars have a lower drag coefficient. It seems odd but wind tunnel test have shown that a polished & waxed race car has a higher drag coefficient than an primed only car. The small rough particles keep the airstream up off the surface of the car thus only offering resistance on a small percentage of the body. The next particle of dirt sits under the airstream in the same way a second car behind "drafts" to reduce drag. And since we already aren't supposed to wash our cars in the driveway and must pay to use someone else's hose It's probably only a matter of time before we must drive dirty cars.

  9. Re:Why not ban air conditioning entirely? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    I'm glad that following the introduction of A/C into cars that Louisiana repealed that stupid law that said noone could drive between 4 and 7 - even though it was actually impossible to drive.
    It did make peak hour travel a cool breeze tho!

  10. Fight the Power! by BearRanger · · Score: 5, Funny

    Just like the government. Always trying to keep the black van down...

  11. Maybe. But... by denzacar · · Score: 2, Funny

    ... this way finally all the future cars will be metallic-silver, metallic-gray and pristine white.

    Future might actually look something like the future we were promised so many times.

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  12. Re:Offensive by Bill_the_Engineer · · Score: 3, Funny

    This has to be the most offensive thing I will read today.

    well...

    I was thinking that a compromise would be to allow separate but equal parking spaces....

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  13. Good for you... by denzacar · · Score: 1, Funny

    I make great pancakes (that's crepe for the American slashdotters).

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  14. The obvious solution by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    is building cars out of concrete.