FOLLOW UP: CARB says "Just kidding about banning black paint..."

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03-29-2009 01:02 PM

Filed under: Government/Legal, Green



To be completely fair, the California Air Resources Board never intended to ban black paint -- or any color of paint, for that matter. When devising ways to implement the Cool Cars Initiative, CARB couldn't find any dark paints that passed the 20% solar reflectivity test, which others took to mean that CARB would be banning them. Not so, says a CARB spokesman: "We are by no means interested in banning or restricting car colors." For now, CARB is sticking with the reflective glass portion of the initiative, which would add a reflective clear coat to windows and $31-$50 to the price of a new car, and is taking public comments on the proposed new rules. Thanks for the tip, Jason

[Source: LA Times]
FOLLOW UP: CARB says "Just kidding about banning black paint..." originally appeared on Autoblog on Sun, 29 Mar 2009 14:02:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.



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