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To: PKRBKR who wrote (1420781)	10/3/2023 5:17:03 PM
From: Tenchusatsu	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1575602

Pkrbkr, The only solution is to abolish the special blends here in CA. They've been created to reduce pollution from very old cars with emission issues and as a result reduce efficiency of cars working in proper order. Any car with a functioning catalytic converter will perform the same emission-wise regardless of the special blend. See, that's what I'm unsure about. Is that proven, or do the "special blends" still reduce smog by a small amount, even for modern cars with modern catalytic converters? Also, I have to ask myself whether those "special blends" would help cities like Beijing and Bangalore with their air pollution. If not, then the only purpose those "special blends" serve is jacking up prices and enriching the execs at the refineries who produce these blends. And those execs are undoubtedly well-connected with local California politicians. Tenchusatsu