: an outlet by which engine exhaust gases are expelled from a vehicle (such as an automobile or jet aircraft)
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Some 1980s vehicles emit more than 100 times the tailpipe pollution of a new vehicle, said Will Barrett, national senior director for clean air advocacy at the American Lung Association.
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Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 28 May 2025
The effect would be compounded if the Trump administration moved forward as planned with undoing Biden-era tailpipe pollution limits for cars and trucks, which would have pushed automakers to sell more electric vehicles.
—Brad Plumer, New York Times, 13 May 2025
Third, maintain existing federal and state tailpipe pollution and vehicle efficiency standards that provide automakers a strong and clear market for plug-in vehicle demand.
—Energy Innovation: Policy and Technology, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025
Chicago is building what climate scientists say could be the country’s best system for monitoring tailpipe pollution from diesel trucks.
—John Lippert, Chicago Tribune, 16 Feb. 2025
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Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 28 May 2025
The effect would be compounded if the Trump administration moved forward as planned with undoing Biden-era tailpipe pollution limits for cars and trucks, which would have pushed automakers to sell more electric vehicles.
—Brad Plumer, New York Times, 13 May 2025
Third, maintain existing federal and state tailpipe pollution and vehicle efficiency standards that provide automakers a strong and clear market for plug-in vehicle demand.
—Energy Innovation: Policy and Technology, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025
Chicago is building what climate scientists say could be the country’s best system for monitoring tailpipe pollution from diesel trucks.
—John Lippert, Chicago Tribune, 16 Feb. 2025
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“Tailpipe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tailpipe. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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